A Broken Cucumber, A Squashed Orange

And some Torn Cauliflower Leaves

What a strange title for a blog post, right? I know. But just keep reading.

Late last night, I went to pick up Dave from the milk shed after his trip to Darwin. On Thursdays, Dave brings down milk and fruit and veg from Darwin to deliver in Katherine on Friday. Often, he also brings down other freight for friends or businesses here in Katherine that are not chilled freight.

This time, he had a very large oversized pallet of timber flooring onboard for a friend. I know it was large and heavy, because at 9 o’clock at night, I helped him hand unload it onto the ute. Well, I’m getting to the point, bear with me.

When he opened the door to the fridge, he realised that the pallet had broken and scattered the flooring all over the top of the vege boxes that were neatly stacked on pallets. Audible groans appreciated here. (And a quick prayer sent up from me)

Well, once we offloaded all the flooring and assessed the damage, we were amazed to find that there was only 1 broken and snapped cucumber, 1 squashed orange and a few leaves torn off the cauliflowers!

Now if that’s not something to praise the Lord about! I took some time last night and this morning to praise the Lord for his goodness. I thanked the Lord that the damage was minimal and that he looks after his children in mysterious and unexpected ways.

Just a few little veges, but a whole lot of praising to do! It could have been so much worse! The Lord blesses in so many ways that we often don’t even realise when we’ve been overwhelmingly blessed.

It’s those little blessings that God sends into our lives that deserve our attention. The huge answers to prayer are obvious and we see God’s hand, but those little seemingly insignificant answers to prayer are worthy of our praise and thankfulness just as much as the big ones.

I can just see, in my mind’s eye, when that pallet broke, an angel, with his hand under it, lowering it gently down onto the boxes of veges, yes, letting the boards scatter, but lowering it with just enough force to only do a little damage. Enough to spare us having to reimburse the businesses, but just enough to remind us of God’s goodness. What an amazing God!

Yes, it’s a strange thing to write about, but I feel that when God impresses something upon your heart and gives you little glimpses of his grace, you need to share it.

So, look for those hidden blessings today. And take time to thank God and give him all the glory. It’s not coincidence. It’s not luck. It’s God!