Listening to God In A Teachable Moment

The weatherman called for rain by midmorning today. We all know the weatherman’s forecast is always right. I start work at 7:00 am so I convinced myself that midmorning should be 10:00 am. One of my jobs is to distribute our pallets to our customers. I had one delivery today and the plan was to go early before the rain started. The trip usually takes twenty-minutes. I got the truck loaded and was on the road by 7:30. Plenty of time to get there before it rains by 10:00, I thought. The morning sky was increasingly filled with rain clouds. I increased my speed to try and beat the rain. I prayed a small prayer to God, hoping he would hold the rain off before I arrived. Then it happened, a car pulled out onto the highway reaching speeds of nearly fifty miles an hour. You know how I was feeling and the frustration that was building. Doesn’t this always happen when you are in a hurry to get somewhere. A Sunday driver taking a ride on a Thursday. There were frustrated drivers behind me who could not wait another moment. They passed us like we were sitting still. So I am thinking, should I follow the others and pass the slow vehicle. Then the Heavens opened up, and it began to rain hard. It was about time to pass. I had followed this person long enough. Then the Spirit spoke and told me to be still and trust him. So as it rained, I stayed behind this person until I reached my destination. Reaching the Town’s edge, the rain began to stop thankfully. I made it to my destination and managed to stay dry while unloading. Looking around, it had rained hard. I asked the gentleman unloading the truck if it rained and he told me that it rained hard about twenty mins ago. If I didn’t listen to the Spirit, the rain that I ran into on the road would have been waiting for me when I was unloading the truck. God is always in the business of teaching if we would open our ears and hearts to listen. So I listened to the Spirit and did not follow the behavioral norms of our human nature. I participated with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in staying dry and answering prayer.