May I share something with you today? The last week has been hectic to say the least for me. I’ll not bore you with details just know it has been some kinda way. One that I do not care for but, have to go through it anyway. Have you ever heard that old saying that the painters house always needs painting, the plumbers house needs plumbing? You get the jest of it right? All my life I have been the go to person by many, even strangers. It took me years to get it.
I have shared the story about how I use to say God, when I go to the store today please do not have those weirdos come up to me with their problems, I don’t know these people why me? I said that one million times maybe more in my life until God just said ok and showed me why!
God allowed me to see that I was a natural nurturer that was the reason why my friends would call on me for that pep talk, or to help them see things were going to be ok. Friends family and yes strangers would come up to me and tell me their problems, it was odd but, I always listened and offered what came from my heart.
Example: Years ago there were 12 of us riding Harley’s and we stopped at a Hooters for wings. They sat us on the patio with me on the very end farthest away from the waitress. She came and took our drink orders and I told Mr Shabby to tell her what I wanted the noise was so loud and I was at the end as I said. She brought our drinks and got our orders never coming to my end of the table just letting someone tell her for me.
A few minutes later she comes back walks past the crowded table weaving in and out of folks and came right to me. She bent down and said Ma’am you don’t know me but, I just got a text my ex is in the parking lot and he says he is going to shoot her. I was like oh NOW she comes to me. Not really I thought ok Debbie, keep it together I said place your cell on the table in front of me act like your taking my order again. While she did this I said what is his name, what is he driving, where is he parked. She gave me all the info. I told her walk away leave your cell.
Everyone was talking and only Mr Shabby was looking and I gave him the look, you know that don’t move don’t ask don’t say anything look, I guess. I called 911 and said I don’t know if you can hear me BUT, and told them everything. In less than 2 minutes we were surrounded by Police and they got him and came in to question her me and read the text he had sent her minutes before.
Now, I had a reason for share this, after it was all over I asked her why me? Why get so close to the parking lot like that and weave through folks? Why not just get someone inside or closer to you. She said and I quote ” I do not know but something in me just knew to come to you” I said ok. I remember my friends at the table after it was all over saying “ONLY YOU” it is things like that out of the ordinary that have happened to me all my life. But, the last few weeks I’ve been in a place where I can respond in heart to others but not to myself. Maybe my post have even been off I don’t know. It’s time like this I have to hide in God and myself to get to the root of what it is that’s eating at me. I’ll get there with God’s help. Not sure why I felt compelled to share this today, but I did. Life has ways of just showing us things and we don’t always know they why’s to it all.
Heck many times I don’t even know which end is up, you know what I mean. All I do know is that there is a purpose for my life and if it means not always being able to help me right away, but help others so be it. God has His reasons and we have to trust that.
The moral to my story is this, God gave me a gift of feeling others pain, empathy yes, empathy for them and wanting to help in any way that I could, I see that now and have for several years when He showed me. Before that I thought I had a sign on my head that said tell me all your troubles!
