Doug Van Pelt

Emmanuel

God is with us.
I was reminded of this in a small but cool way. While at GMA, I ran into a couple people that owe HM large amounts of money. The first guy apologized and promised to take care of it. The second guy was in a band that had broken up after the ads came out. He put a couple hundred bucks in my hand and pledged to take care of the entire debt. Another guy mentioned HM over and over while on stage in front of a room full of people. These were all examples of God seemingly humbling me. My thoughts were that God was showing Himself as faithful, taking care of and blessing me in unexpected ways.

Another lesson learned that made me chuckle was how I went from being popular and favored on Tuesday night and waking up Thursday to being reamed over the phone about missing an interview. Turns out this artist was very put out by his efforts to make the interview and I was a no-show. I thought I had not confirmed the scheduled time, but turns out it was I who made the mistake. It was a funny dynamic from happy/blessed to guilty/failure the very next day. This, too, was like God showing me He was there for the blessings as well as the failures.

It brings peace to your soul when you know that God is there -- good times or bad times.