He calls me back.

Auugggg! I forgot to pay my news paper subscription (okay, okay, for two months now) and they didn't deliver my 5 Sunday papers this morning. GRRR. So I look on the computer and I see that Alberston's doublers are available. Now any couponers knows those are awesome and almost always mean free stuff! And if I had five papers I would have 5 sets of doublers which is 15 coupons. Got it? So I decide I am going to drive to Maverick and buy some papers. I know it is not great. It is the Sabbath after all and in my religion shopping on Sunday is considered breaking the Sabbath. And I really feel bad about making businesses get business that makes them stay open on Sunday which makes people have to work on Sunday. So I do try to stay out of the stores on Sunday.

BUT I NEED THOSE COUPONS DARN IT!

and I have done it before, I must admit. As in, more than once... or twice... (okay okay, more than three times! Sheesh.)

So I am driving in to Maverick only feeling a twinge of guilt. Mostly excited for my coupons. I turn on the radio to the beautiful station we get on Sunday called sounds of Sunday. Love it. Anyways, the second I turn it on, Glenn Rossin is telling a story about a college kid who was going to write his paper on Sunday but decided not to do it. He had not been able to get it done previously and he felt the Lord would understand because "the ox was in the mire" and the paper was due. He then decided he would not do his paper that day. The next day he had two hours to throw the paper together and turn it in.

So I'm driving...and driving...thinking...and thinking...not gonna do it...not gonna do it...I am not turning around! I am going to get my papers! The Lord would understand. I need those coupons.

UGGGHHH! I turn around.

This beeeaaautiful song come on as I am driving home called, "Back on my Knees" by Candice Crockett. I tired to find it on the Internet for you but no such luck. But the words were talking about trying to do things on your own and your way and then what happens is...

"He calls me back and gently humbles me.

I thought I could do it on my own...

When my prides gets in the way and I'm much to blind to see,
please call me back on my knees..."



So I am here at home without my coupons but with a much humbler heart and thankful for a patient and teaching Father.



Oh! By the way, the guy who did his term paper in two hours received one of the only A's the instructor ever gives. Glenn Rossen quoted the scripture about the Lord being bound when you do what He says.


So if I wake up in the morning and there is a mile high stack of doublers on my front door step...you'll know why!


Happy Sunday!