An Amazing Day—An Amazing God

My funky purple lamp.
I added the glyphs.

Today was a pretty amazing day filled with all sorts of small, yet wonderful surprises. To mention just a few:

• I found a funky, feather-trimmed, purple table lamp at Target discounted to only about $7! This instantly cheered me up because although I wasn't looking for a lamp, I needed one for my night stand (I like to read in bed), and purple is my favorite color. Plus, it was the only one left like it was just waiting for me to buy it.
• A sinus allergy that has been quite bothersome for some time now stayed under control today. 
• My neighbor called to say that she'd set aside some cinnamon bread for me to take to my mom who had just yesterday asked if I could bring her some (my neighbor gets the bread for free and my mom loves it!).  
• At the Giant, which always has long lines on Sunday, someone let me get in front of the them. I didn't ask—I didn't even think to ask—but a really sweet older woman with a cart full of groceries noticed that I had only four items and offered to let me go first. Anxious to get to my parents house, I definitely appreciated the gesture. 
• I finally figured out a more efficient way to get black text rather than dark gray when using the Blogger text editor, which for reasons I don't understand doesn't accept all HTML codes.

There were other surprising things that happened today that on there own might not seem like much. And yet, as each of these moments unfolded throughout the day, I could really sense God's presence all around me, reminding me how much He cares for me—and that He hears even the unspoken desires of my heart. From desiring a lamp for reading at night to needing relief from overactive sinuses to wanting cinnamon bread for my mom, whatever it is—big or small—if it matters to me, it matters to Him. 

I needed this lesson today, because learning to have faith for the little things builds your faith for the big things. And I believe he wants to do big things for me and for all of His children, like any loving parent would. Amazing day, amazing God.