Saturday, I went to Jasper, Georgia to Mike Holcomb's Homecoming. The odd thing this time was that I was alone. In the beginning, it start out being Ashley, Kelsey, Karley and Gracie coming with me. Well, Kelsey and Karley had tournaments and Ashley had plans and Gracie felt sick-like. Well, I got there, got to sit with Mr. Holcomb's family and enjoyed hearing my favorite group of all time sing in fabulous harmonies that bring me to tears everytime, ALONE.
While walking around alone, during the break, I stopped to look at their new CD and visit with the group. The title of the CD is "God Makes No Mistakes," and it was like God was standing beside me whispering the CD title in my ear. "Katie, I make no mistakes. Trust me." I just shrugged it off like it wasn't anything, but, He certainly got my attention.
Well, when they started back, they started talking about the song "God Makes No Mistakes." they talked about how they felt like God would use that song to minister to people, cause God does that you know, minister to people through song, and how it has even helped THEM. I listened to the words more carefully then the other songs, for 3 reasons. 1) I didn't know the words, so I couldn't sing it. 2) The first few words were very close to the Patricks lives. 3) God started speaking. The third reason was all I needed.
Although I knew that God was going to use this song in my life, I wasn't sure how. I KNEW God had a reason for Jessi's passing, and I knew that I was apart of her life and she was apart of mine for a reason. It's like I knew all I needed, but it hadn't sunk into my HEART... until tonight.
Tonight was my first time back to the Patrick's house since Jessi-Shake. It was HARD. I thought I was ready, but being there, in the house, without her totally changed my mind about being ready. We were practicing a skit that she LOVED, in the garage where she taught me how to play the drums. I had never felt so many emotions in my life til RIGHT then. Both sad and happy. It was crazy, so after we finished practicing our skit, I went inside and just sat there. Thinking, praying, trying NOT to cry, and when I got a grip, I went and got my sisters, told Bud and Kathi thank you and got in the car. Then the song "God Makes No Mistakes" came on. THEN it hit me. God used tonight to show me that even though I know in my head that He is using all of this to paint a picture, a picture that we can only see a part of, to make a BIG picture. We may think that He's messed up, but He HASN'T.
And oddly enough, that all went along with the skit we are working on. Now you try to tell me that all this working together isn't God.
But I guess my big lesson from the Inspirations tonight is that God really DOESN'T make mistakes. He makes beautiful creations. He uses all things to work together for GOOD for those that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). Now I'm just working on turning everything over to Him, and let Him finish His master piece.
"God Makes No Mistakes"
Steve Pearcy
Steve Pearcy
Recorded by The Inspirations
Verse One: Have you ever seen a mother cry when she lost her little boy
Or a mom and dad stand broken for their son's life has been destroyed
Have you seen old age take those away who are special to our hearts
Listen then to what I say, God MAKES NO MISTAKES
Chorus: God makes no mistakes, He knows the path you take He brought you this far in life's way, He'll never let you down. God makes no mistakes.
Verse Two: Have you cried a river full of tears with an aching, broken heart
Have you prayed and prayed but no answer came in an hour, oh so dark
Weeping may endure the night but joy will come at dawn
Then my friend, you too can say, God makes no mistakes.
Chorus
Bridge: Eyes not seen, ears not heard what the Father has to view
But until the day He calls us home let me say to you
Chorus
Lesson 1: GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES!!!!!!!!!
Verse: Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
