Auto Kabod-o

[Note:This is part 4 of 4 in a series. Please read Kabod Crane, iKabod Shuffle and Please Sir, May I Have Another? to sufficiently understand the following blog.]

Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory. Isaiah 6:3

Ok, well, you're never going to believe me. You are probably going to think I made this up because it's just way too perfect. But seriously, it happened. I think God is messing with me. I love it.

So, I've been praying for God to put me in uncomfortable situations, to teach me to boldly walk up my personal Mt. Sinai's instead of running away scared. And Sunday night, I got what I asked for - my big opportunity. I'd like to say I confidently forged forth, but boy, did I RUN! It was not even close. A total loss. And I was really beating myself up about it.

I drove home thinking about my loserish self, who seemingly continues to regress day after day instead of growing and improving. In the midst of my self-flagellation, I was getting ready to turn into my apartment complex when I noticed the car in front of me had a Maryland license plate...with a crane on it. I guess it's possible it was a heron or an egret, (I'm not a member of The Audabon Society), but I smiled nonetheless and thought how kind God was to remind me of His presence in the middle of that painful moment. I realized that He has not given up on me, that He has not lost all hope, despite the fact that I have entertained the truthiness of those very ideas.

Anyway, when I left for work this morning, I drove out of the apartments and entered the very same intersection. I remembered the crane plate and smiled. In front of me sat a nice, shiny, white Lexus. The personalized license plate on it? K-A-B-O-D.

KABOD! Seriously! For real! No lie!

Tee hee. Silly God. Love, love, love... :)