My husband, Jim, and I own a small commercial building in which Jim uses half the space for his dental practice. For 15 years we had no trouble renting out the other half. We counted on that extra income to pay bills.
Then the economy turned sour and we lost our renter. “You might as well forget about advertising for a while,” one real-estate agent told us. “Absolutely nobody is renting.”
To ease my worries I started swimming laps in the pool at our local YMCA. One day when I was feeling especially anxious about our finances, I decided to pray, using the alphabet to keep track of the number of laps.
Focusing on all the adjectives I could think of about God, I started with the letter A. “You are an almighty God,” I thought as I churned through the water. “A benevolent God, a beautiful God . . .” came next. During the third lap, “You are a caring God, a creative God, a can-do God . . .” By the time I’d completed 26 laps, my fears were gone. Somehow, I knew that God would take care of us.
Weeks later I received a call from a licensed physical therapist. She and her partner had been looking to open a regional clinic. They’d seen our For Rent sign. “May we see the office?” she asked.
She is still renting that space. And I’m still praying while I swim laps. After all, I’ve discovered God’s goodness stretches from A to Z.
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