Mandy's Musings

I recently lost an earring. It was a small piece of jewellery, not very expensive, but  important enough to have me hunting around for it under every cushion and blanket trying to work out where it could have gone. I don't have many pairs of earrings for this exact reason - that I often end up losing one of the earrings and therefore can't wear them again. It's a very frustrating trait of mine and it also creeps into the 'loss' of other items - car keys, house keys, phones, purses etc. The worst case I have had was when, many years ago, I lost my car keys in the middle of the town centre in Northampton. I had to call the AA to get me home and then a friend took me back the next day and helped me to re-trace my steps. I went in and out of various shops asking if anyone had handed in any car keys. Eventually, by some small miracle, they had been handed in at one of the shops and I retrieved them. Certainly it was a case of 'what was once lost, has now been found'! I am always inspired by Jesus' story of the woman and the lost coin. Never mind the nine coins she already had, she searched her house from top to bottom until she found the tenth coin and then said 'rejoice with me for I have found the valuable coin that I had lost!' It is a picture of God's love and fastidiousness with us, that He never gives up on us and is so happy and joyful when we have been found and want to be with Him. I am glad God never gives up on me and determines to stay with me even when I lose my way and am helpless. He always finds me and brings me back to a good place so that I can start again and be restored. .... and by the way, I did find my lost earring... under the dog's bed!

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Every blessing,

Mandy