Finding hope in the dark….

This evening, after I got off of work I went by the beach to process some things & thank God for my dad....remembering him. The tide was coming up, it was about 6pm. I got a little playful & started doing handstands, then sat to meditate. As I got up to leave, I reached into my pocket to retrieve my key.....yup, you guessed it, not there. I walked over to where I performed inversions & nothing but water washed over my feet. I looked for 30 minutes, nothing. My phone was in the car, my sweet friend Mary, called AAA for me. One hour later I got my phone, yet no spare key, you see, when I bought my car about 4 years ago the dealership only gave me one key.....no spare. The nice AAA guy told me I might need to write a note so my car wouldn't get towed. I was upset, really upset, I didn't really have the mula to spend on a parking ticket, towed car, plus a lock smith to get a new key. I wrote a note, then called the police department, officer Devan was so kind, he sent out a dispatch to let other officers know my make, model, & plates so, the car wouldn't get towed. I walked back onto the beach & sat until now….11pm.

A couple walked by, I said "Dawn?" It was my beautiful yoga teacher and her husband Brian. I hugged Dawn so tight, probably scared her, I thought how neat to see her. I didn't tell her my scenario, & the trouble I made with my asanas. They were admiring the amazing full moon & it's reflection upon the water. I watched them leave, I continued to sit. I told God: "I really need you to show yourself right now, Lord." Then I felt like I was supposed to get up & walk to where I lost my key. I did just that, then I felt God say "pick that up." It was a black rock, I picked it up anyway. I wanted to be obedient if it was truly God's voice. Then took a few steps with my flashlight (on my phone) shining onto the sand THERE IT WAS! MY CAR KEY! 4-5 hours later! The tide came & went, the sand covered & uncovered, God spoke, I listened. If you say you can't hear God, I tell you it's possible, even in the dark! Our sweet creator knows the hair count on our heads, because he made us. He loves us like nobody's business!

This morning I went for a run & this popped into my head:  'Walk in freedom, God given freedom! Know that no weapon formed against you shall prosper, that God is your shield. Understand this corpse will deteriorate one day yet, this soul, this spirit WILL NOT! Grasp hold how life travels beyond the physical realm, physics aren't applicable.' 1 Peter 1:3-5, Ephesians 6:12