Sometimes I really can’t stand shopping. It was one of those times… I had tried on nearly every shirt in the store and found one that worked. After hours of emotional let down after emotional let down I had pretty much lost it. While I was wallowing in self-pity and getting mad at myself for having self-pity in the first place I walked out of the dressing room for the 42nd time and nearly ran into a woman. She was wearing a bright pink hat and a pain-filled smile. She had cancer patient written all over her face. I instantly was remorseful for my attitude and tried my best to change it. Nearly in tears at this point, I realized how self-centered I had become. I was having a meltdown because I couldn’t find the perfect shirt while this woman was fighting for her life. Maybe this trip to the mall was the highlight of her month. Maybe this trip to the mall would be her last one… I felt God saying to be “Wake up Alika, this is NOT ABOUT YOU!” Hello… this time I answered the call.
33 Miles has an awesome song that brought me to tears the first three times I heard it, Jesus Calling. “When you think the sky above it falling, can you hear Jesus calling…” and another part, quite possibly my favorite “…the darker the night, the brighter He can shine.” No matter what we’re facing Jesus is there for us. He knows that we’re real people who can’t do this thing called life on our own. Sometimes, He sends us wake up calls; about our attitude, our life work, our circumstances, we need to answer and obey His call.