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Day 3 - Set Your Day Straight

I can’t tell you how many times it has worked for me to stop, ask, and listen to God. When I ask for His supernatural help, He makes things fall into place much better than I ever could.

I remember one time when I was in over my head planning a big church event, and I had about 100 things on my to-do list. I was stressed. So stressed, in fact, that I was planning to skip my morning devotions because I didn’t have time for them. But I felt the Holy Spirit gently prompt me, “Karen, if you’ll put Me first, I can set your day straight.” So I went ahead and read my Bible and prayed before I headed out for the day.

My first stop was the local superstore, where I had to pick up some oil for a hinge. Now, I have sort of a love-hate relationship with these stores. For one thing, they’re just so huge. I have to walk for miles looking for things, which eats up time. For another thing, there are 16 checkout stands but only two are ever open. So the lines are long, and the checkers seem to move in slow motion.

I wasn’t sure where the hinge oil might be in the store, and I imagined a long walk then a long wait at the checkout line. But do you know what happened? I walked into the store and right there, on the endcap of the first aisle I came to, was the hinge oil! I grabbed it and headed for the checkout stand where, lo and behold, no people were in line and the nice checker was standing out front motioning to me. 

I was in and out of that store in less than three minutes. Talk about a miracle! I had put God first, and He supernaturally helped set my day straight.

That might seem like a minor miracle to you, but it was thrilling to me. Imagine if God ordered every hour of every day like that for us! Just remember, whenever you’re in over your head, only one thing is needed: seeking God and getting His help. You might just get to see a miracle too.