Patience and Opportunity

On Thursday, I prayed that God would give me the opportunity to grow my patience.  He did so in great ways.  That day, my mom and I were going to leave Mississippi on the way to Texas at 1:30.  However, when we went to pack up the car to leave, we found some laundry soap had spilled on the backseat floor mat.  Because I am a very punctual person, that spill threw me off schedule and I became a little frustrated.  As I took the mat into the bathroom to wash it, my mom had the availability to talk to the woman at the front desk of our hotel.  After cleaning the mat, I joined the conversation to find out that the woman behind the desk was a Christian and was in the process of raising support for a school that teaches children with challenges.  It was such an awesome opportuinty to talk about God and His providence and to share and encourage this lady, as I am currently in the process of raising support for The Forge and fully understand what she is encountering.  Because of the spill in my car, God allowed me the opportunity to experience a lesson in patience and looking for God's blessings in every circumstance.  He works in ways that we cannot understand sometimes, and this lesson taught me to open my eyes to seeing opportunities around me!!