"I just went for bread!"

Last week, around supper time, I drove to a bakery a few miles from our home to purchase bread for dinner. Across the street from the bakery is a house owned by members of our congregation. As I looked at the house, which was unoccupied, I remembered a family in our church who needed a place to rent. I quickly placed a phone call to Lou Ann (my wife) which led to connecting the owners of the house with the family in need of a place to live. That connection resulted in an agreement to rent the house. And I just went out for bread!

We never know how God will use us on any given day. If I had not placed the phone call to Lou Ann, I would have missed the opportunity to serve this family in need, and the owners of the house may have missed the blessing of renting to this family. And I just went out for bread!

I want to be more intent to listen to God in the little things and open to opportunities to serve those in need. In the future, I will be more diligent to look for ways to connect those in need with the resources they need. Also, I will not minimize those seemingly insignificant opportunities because they often lead to even greater ways to serve others.

Finally, I will remember I didn't just go out for bread. I was led to an opportunity to serve a family in need. I am really glad I listened and that God used a trip to the bakery to make a divine connection!

~ Jim