Monday mornings are my prep time for the counseling sessions through the week. I don’t do any counseling on that day and so I can do this without any sense of rush. Yesterday was a work day at our church which my younger brother was going to do. He asked me to help out last week and I reluctantly said I would knowing full well I needed the morning. I awoke quite early yesterday and did some of the prep work ahead of going to the church. I had told God I would do this for Him and hoped He’d make it a blessing somehow. Well, just as God does, He made it a big blessing. I got to work with a young man I’ve prayed for for years. He has completely turned his life around this past year and is serving God joyously. I’ve known him since his birth and it was so wonderful to get the chance to just be with him and hear his joy.

There were so many volunteers that came we were done in 1.5 hours. I got home and finished my prep work and then got the afternoon yard work done. I love how God turns my dread into His blessings. Yesterday as I was working with this young man I thanked God. Today I needed to apologize for my sour attitude. God took my lemon and turned it into sweet orange juice!