Yesterday, being a Monday was not a very good day at work. Things are a little tense at the office as we are in the last week of our "year" and a little short handed.
Mid morning i decided that i would take a break and sign into facebook and see what the rest of the world was up to. I read through several posts when one particular post caught my eye. I read the post and the comments left and decided that i would send a friend request to one of the commenter's.
Now i have known this "commenter" for basically all my life. He was quite a bit younger than me so i have never really had any interaction with him personally, but have always thought him to be a really polite kid and he always speaks when i see him. I had been seeing his name pop up on several of the posts that i read and had seen that he was making alot of positive remarks and liked that about him. That was my deciding factor in sending the request.
It wasn't long until he accepted my friends request and i thought little about it as i was extremely busy and to be truthful really stressed out.
I decided to eat my lunch at my desk and while doing so i signed back into facebook and seen a status post from my "new friend" that was seeking some information. Normally i overlook that type of thing and go on, but for some reason i decided to reply. I sent him a personal message with what little info i had and after a few minutes he replied to my message thanking me for the info and explained why he was wanting the information. His message outlined some deep frustration he was feeling and how he intended to deal with the situation. Of course the Mom in me answered him right back and gave him a few words of encouragement and basically told him what i would have told my own children.
He was very thankful for the encouragement and expressed this over a few messages back and forth.
As I sat there reading his messages with goose bumps and tears in my eyes, i realized that there was only one explanation for this exchange. It wasn't just by chance that we "crossed paths" when we did. It was God working through an everyday deal to make a difference in someones life.
Those few words of encourage made a difference in his life and it definitely made a difference in mine. I truly believe God was using me to help him through this situation and i think God was using him to show me that i need to slow down and look for the blessings that he places right in front of us.
"YOU SOMETIMES FIND BLESSINGS IN THE MOST UNEXPECTED PLACES"
--Tracy Wilson, Facebook Post 09-24-2012
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