Pulling a Gideon

So God definitely has a sense of humor.

Tonight on my drive home from work, I was struggling. A sin issue has latched its claws deep and I've been struggling with my worth as a child of God.

So in my thoughts I asked God. "If I'm still okay to come to You as a nasty sinner, make the next car I see be a red truck, a nice looking one." I immediately mentally slapped myself cause why was I asking God to prove that He accepted me.

And lo and behold, the next vehicle was a red truck. But it wasn't a new looking one, like I had wanted. It was an older model, with dirt and pollen on the sides and you could tell it had been used hard and loved well.

And if that wasn't like a slap to the face.

Its as if God had leaned down and said "I can use the unlovely. I can use the gross looking. I can use the unexpected. Just because you are bogged down in sin does not mean you are not My child. You have asked Me for a sign, and here it is."

I spent the rest of my drive thinking about that. I was tempted to pull a Gideon again and ask for another random vehicle, but then it hit me.

I had already seen God's hand, literally in the last few minutes, and here I was, already doubting His power again. Now I was like an Israelite in the desert, asking for a sign when I had had heavenly manna for breakfast.

Lately I have been seeing a theme in my life. Whether it is a conversation with friends, a paragraph in a book, or even an Instagram reel, I have seen a theme of God loving the unlovely. Of God extending his hand to the prodigal child stuck in the mire of their sin.

God is not too big to see our fleeting thoughts. He saw that "challenge" and one upped me. My God is powerful and He is offering His hand to hold my muck covered one.

This may be a little rambley and uncoordinated but God laid it on my heart to share. Thanks for reading! What themes have you seen in your life lately?