A Broken Sprinkler Head & A Special Delivery

On the air yesterday I mentioned something that happened to me early on Thursday morning.

I was heading out for my daily walk/prayer time when I noticed a sprinkler head was pretty messed up in my front yard. Water was pouring out. Nice.

I turned off the system, and had a decision to make. Do I stay and work on the sprinkler head or do I take my walk with God?

The day was going to be crazy busy.

Take my older son Aleq to school.

Take care of the Zoo (3 dachshunds and a parrot).

Get ready for work.

Take my 3rd grader Nicolas to school.

Get to work.

Work.

You get the idea.

Not a good day for a "project" in the front yard!

So I made a decision. I decided to walk with God for 30 minutes.

During that time I just told Him.. "Lord... I know how to fix this thing but it's going to take too long. Can you help me take care of this quickly?"

Well I returned home, took my 16 year old to school, went by the plant nursery to pick up a couple of parts, and got down on my knees to begin the work in the front yard.

Just at that very moment my neighbor's lawn service pulls up.

"Hey.. amigo!" the man said.

"Need some help?"

Before I could answer he grabbed something out of his truck.

It was a special tool designed to quickly do what would take me a lot longer to do with my measly pliers.

In a matter of seconds old parts came out and new ones were put in.

He smiled.

I smiled.

And I thanked him with great sincerity.

Off he went leaving a tangible form of kindness hanging in the early morning air.

God bless him.

He hand delivered a message from God to me that day.

God cares about the details.

That's because He cares so much about us.