"God, that made my day."

You know, sometimes God decides to take care of a little thing for you, and somehow, it makes all the difference in your effort to trust Him with the big ones.

This is a little story about a little thing that really isn't that important, but reminded me how well God is acquainted with... well... everything about me!

So, I wear a lot of professional wear because of activities I participate in. Speech, debate, TeenPact, work, etc. The problem is that I'm... tiny. I wear a size 1-2. Petite. Yeah... you know, not very many stores carry that. The only places in stores that regularly carry things of that size is the Junior section. The problem is that "Juniors" apparently don't wear professional stuff. So it's REALLY hard to find collegiate wear that fits me, even for a lot of money, much less that I can afford.

Well, mom and I went out on Saturday for the regular "professional-clothing-search". After trying on a stack of clothes, I ended up with one pair of slacks. These excursions are usually discouraging, ending with me complaining about my ridiculously small self. This was worse than usual however, because I had seen a lot of things that I liked a lot, but weren't in my size. One outfit in particular, a certain burgundy suit (that's dark red, guys), really caught my eye, but even in the petite section, there wasn't one that would fit me.

I started complaining to God. (Genius, I know.)
"Seriously, Your the One who wants me to do these things... well... I need clothes to do them in! And something cute would be really nice! But no... nothing fits. As usual."

Over the weekend, God was working on me in a lot of areas, mostly in trusting Him and being joyful. The lessons weren't necessarily connected to my stinky attitude on Saturday, so much as some other situations that were going on, but either way, I entered Monday (today) feeling a lot better.

Well, on the suggestion of a friend, Mom and I went to a consignment store we had never gone to today. And, there were a lot of things about that store that made me happy, but here's the really neat part. I found a burgundy suit, that fit me well, and was actually better suited for what I needed than the other one, and was lots less expensive. God even threw matching shoes in.

Now, clothes really aren't that important. It wasn't a huge thing that I really needed right now. But it reminded me that God actually does know what I need and want. It reminded me of a passage in Matthew that I've always found really challenging.

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
~Matthew 6:25-33

My favorite part of that verse is where it says, "For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things." It's not like God thinks we can go without food or clothing. Jesus isn't telling us we don't need those little necessities. He's just telling us not to worry about them!

God knows all the little details of my life. I've been dealing with some big decisions, and trying to trust God through difficult circumstances. Watching Him step into my insignificant life and take care of one of those little things that aren't that important, but worry little me so much, made me realize that He knows it all, and He will take care of it. If He cares enough to provide me with something like a burgundy suit, how much more can I trust Him to provide me with those big things that I really need?

"Seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."

It's so hard to stop worrying, but it helps to remember that He cares about those little things that take up so much of our time. So today, I smiled at God and said, "God, that made my day. Thanks."