First before my post, I want to share a picture for my friend at justbacon.home.blog I love her quirky sense of humor, so I want to dedicate this salad photo to her. 🙂
One of the blessings of teaching English Second Language is sometimes my students give me food they cooked from their culture. I love food from other cultures. When a student brings me food, I feel like God smiled down at me. 🙂
So this past Wednesday, a student left a food container at my desk. It was my student from Iraq. I thanked her in her language and looked forward to getting home. Sometimes she gives me kebab and sometimes she gives me dohlma. I love both.
When I picked up the container, it felt too heavy to be either of those. When I got home and opened it, I found FRUIT. She gave me some fruit.
You might be thinking I was disappointed. But I wasn’t. I was encouraged. I had just prayed that day that I need some fruit. It has been a long difficult summer due to 2 classes being canceled. I haven’t been eating very healthy.
I have fruit to last me until Sunday. With it being soft fruit season, I have felt I was missing out.
It happened on the same day that started with me struggling with depression. Wednesday morning was a rough morning. Summer has been rough and Wednesday morning, I woke up feeling down. Chronic illness has that effect on me at times. I had physical pain, the summer has been hard financially, and I didn’t have the energy to do anything. I did turn on some worship music.
While I was listening to the worship music, the passage in the bible when God talks with Elijah the prophet saying- “What are you doing here Elijah” when Elijah was depressed. Then my stomach started to growl and I felt the Lord tell me- EAT.
The passage in 1 Kings 19 where the angel comes to Elijah came to mind:
“All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” ...
My stomach growled even more. I went to the kitchen, scary thought me in a kitchen, and microwaved some oatmeal. I ate and felt a little better.
That was when I said to God, “I wish I had some fruit.”
So when I came home and saw my student had given me fruit not a cooked meal, I realized God had just smiled down at me.
Now for some bacon salad 🙂
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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Wow! More answered prayer!! Glad to see you put oatmeal in the microwave this time and not popcorn. Although I did have popcorn last night. But I actually eat fruit and oatmeal for breakfast everyday. My coworkers don’t understand how I eat the same thing everyday. I love most fruit. I’ve had some new ones in Florida. I tasted guinep for the first time yesterday. ❤️
🍿 popcorn is good for you 🤗
I think so too! Nice and salty lol
Yes
I love fruit and oatmeal. I also like oatmeal with peanut butter and chocolate milk 😂
😂🤣
Girl! I was thinking that he put the oatmeal in the microwave and pressed “popcorn” lol.
I did press popcorn to cook my oatmeal 😂
I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!
😀 it’s practical 😀
We should a movement by educating people on the wonders of using the popcorn setting 😀
Giggles! In this generation, I’m sure there would be success. 😀
You can join in on the movement 🙂
Ummm, sure, but it’s just for moral support for now until I test the popcorn theory 🤣
lol
You will see the wisdom in it as you test it 🙂
😅 next time I use the microwave, I will be sure to test the theory.
good 🙂
Dawn and Sherita need to try it too 🙂
😂😂
Dawn we think you should join the movement and use the popcorn setting for everything too. 🙂
Even when I fix popcorn I don’t use it, but I think I’ll have to try it out. 😂
yes try it. Join us 🙂 lol
As a Celiac myself, I’m very glad I can still eat bacon! Praying for you sir, I know exactly what it’s like! Very cool about the fruit and how God blesses us! God bless you!
Thank you my friend. Yes BACON 🥓😀
God loves you so much! He hears and answers our prayers. Enjoy the fruit!
Thank you my friend 🙂
In the midst of your feeling down, God heard and blessed you! He is amazing and I’m so thankful for ALL of the testimony. You could have skipped out the part where you were feeling depressed, and the part where funds were low but big brother, you included it all and reminded us that our God loves us truly. According to Corrie ten Boom, “There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.”.
Thank you little sister. At this stage in my life I feel I should share to reach others
Agreed! Amen!
❤️
Smiles. That was so thoughtful of her. God bless her kind heart.
And amazing how God meets our needs in unexpected ways. Such Grace!.
Would be expecting my share big bro. 😁
Where do you live? 😀
Oyo state. Nigeria. 🙈
Oh sorry i don’t think I can get the fruit to you lol
Smiles. Don’t mind me big bro. 😁
Here is a song I love-https://youtu.be/t7owFiihXgg
Thanks for this big bro.
But could not access the link.
I put it in comments on your Random Acts post
Thanks so much big bro.
It was very thoughtful of her. 🤗
Smiles. Yes big bro. 🙌
this is awesome, another prayer answered! 🙂
yes little sister 🙂
🙂 bless you for calling me sister! this made my day and brought me a huge smile! 🙂
🤗
Amazing ! May the Good Lord continue to fill your plate with good things ; May your cup overflow with his blessings!! Prayers !
Thank you 😀
That pic: SO. ACCURATE. Hahaha you have no idea, I’m pretty sure I’ve made a salad just like this before (seriously, it’s like you know the very essence of my being….) Thanks for the shoutout!! 🙂
You’re welcome. 😀