I’m going to miss my Chevrolet Cavalier. It was red. It was dependable. It was driven longer than it needed to be driven. It lasted longer than it should have. It was purchased at a time when it probably wasn’t the wisest thing to do. And it probably saw more of this country and its roads than it ever needed to. I thank God for my Cavalier. I thank God that He always provides for me. I thank God that even when I feel I have less than enough to get by I don’t just squeak by, but His providence makes it abundantly clear that He is still very much in control.
Maybe it’s not a Cavalier for you. The sign of God’s providence in your life could be anything. It could be a rainbow. It could be a DOUBLE rainbow. Either way…He’s firmly in charge. Not me. Not you.
Tuesday Melissa and I find out if we’re having a boy-Ramirez or a girl-Ramirez. Either way, He’s in control, right?
What do I prefer? Do I want a boy? Perhaps. I feel that with a boy I’ll be able to head him off at the pass. I have this feeling that there’s absolutely nothing he could hide from me that I wouldn’t know or find out through my cunning snooping. I feel like I can build fences and boundaries around a boy that wouldn’t suffocate him and would allow him to make some mistakes and at the same time guide him in the right direction. I feel with a boy I might be better equipped.
With a girl…I feel I’ll need a door to my basement (complete with multiple locks), a view out window for sunshine and a lot of sweatpants and sweatshirts to give her plenty of variety in her wardrobe.
But He’s in control, right? Just like with the car that He gave me and made work for all those years I have to trust that no matter what it is we find out on Tuesday that He’s going to provide all we need in order to accomplish His plans through our child.
Here’s what I DO know. This one is His. Even now, this one is His. I’m sure that will be harder to live out later as I try to wrangle control from the creator of the universe, but right now I want to openly say that his one is His. All of them are. I’m just the steward. I’m the one who has set apart to watch over, love and nurture this future minister of the gospel. This future missionary. This future work-place missionary. This future first time ever Hispanic NBA All-Star Center.
I welcome the task. I look forward to having NO idea what to do. I can’t wait to depend on God in ways I’ve never known possible. I look forward to keeping you guys up to speed on the development of this future Ramirez.
Thank God for Chevy Cavaliers.
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