Before I sat down to write, I reflected on recent tender mercies that the Lord given to my family and I, and as memories came to me, a floodgate was opened and "a multitude" of His tender mercies came to mind. One of the more recent tender mercies I have seen came on a day that, for all intents and purposes, should have been a bad day. (The Lord seems to let you know He is there the most when you think you are alone). It was a hard day with the kids and Lisa, who is pregnant and having a rough time, was exhausted. We decided that eating out was needed, but as always, our options were weighed on the scale of cost. Money is tight, and when money is tight, frustrations become loose. Frustrated that we were eating out, with a tired wife and tired kids in the van we drove to Richfield. On top of it all, it was snowing.
As drove, our windshield split. A 3 foot crack ran all along the bottom of the our newly fixed windshield. This would surely be a $300 fix. $300 dollars that we did not have. We drove to the shop that had recently fixed the chip in our windshield and they informed us that it would be replaced free of charge. In our moment of frustration and need for help, the Lord's love shone into our hearts. As soon as we heard the news I literally felt the Lord lift that burden off me. It was His mercy that allowed the despair of the day to disappear and His love to fill my heart.
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