Understanding Awe

I found out some distressing news the other day. My brother's car had been broken into. There is something to say about how the Devil knows which buttons to push. But this blog is to glorify God. He always has a knack of turning the most hopeless situation to good. My brother said the most amazing thing I have ever heard him say, " It's all material stuff that can be replaced." Until now my brother has placed high regard on his possessions. It hurt me that after all his hard work in one fowl swoop his privacy was taken and the things he spent so much hard earned money on were gone. I can't imagine what went through his mind. The beauty of it is that God helped him see the good in the situation. His car was vandalized by professionals, meaning that if he hadn't listened to the Holy Spirit and left any earlier. This would have been a much more distressing blog. Not to mention that his entire car could have been stolen. 

What makes the whole situation even more amazing, is that we were studying John chapters 14-17 yesterday at church and Pastor Lynn told us to ask big. To ask for the people that we wanted to be touched by God the most. My brother was at the top of the list. To hear how God used this situation to shake his heart and show him where his priorities were at. That meant the world to me. It also meant that the God of the universe heard my earnest prayer. He took time to listen to me. I can't even put into words how special I feel. The only word I can think of....is awe.