Watch How You Step ~ Guest Blogger, Candance R-M

Intro

While browsing my social media feed, my eyes, apparently divinely, landed on my cousin's Facebook post. I don't think we've ever personally met, but her beautiful mother is not only family but also my high school classmate and friend. As I read the post, there was an immediate connection of spiritual kinship, as well. Yes, much like my young cousin, I, too, find spiritual relevance and alignment to my faith story in the simplest of things. As you read her message, you will experience how the power of God moves, as we take the time to pay attention. I applaud her intentionality in sharing faith stories and I am so honored to bring Candance's words to The Cherry Vine. Congratulations, cousin Candance! ❤️👏🏽 May God continue to bless you to inspire and encourage others to see Him in all things. 🙏🏽 There is so much power in telling our stories!

~Candance's Story

On Saturday morning, my husband and I began a task together. Our task was to prime and paint the bathroom that connects our two youngest daughters’ bedrooms. As we’re getting into the grit of the task, I found myself being the “go for”, per usual, and I’m okay with that---I know my purpose! (LOL) He (my husband) tells me to go and get a flathead screwdriver so that he can take down the blinds from the window. So, I walk away confident that I’m going to find what I need in my tool bag or his toolbox. To my surprise, there wasn’t a flathead in either. I finally found what I needed on a shelf in the garage, after what seemed like an eternity. As I’m walking the tool back to the bathroom, I see my son coming out with the blinds (in hand) and my husband meets me at the door. I was a little offended, and for a second, I thought to ask, Why would you come down off the ladder? Why would you come down from the high place that you were in to fulfill your assignment? Didn’t you trust that I knew what a flathead was? Didn’t you trust that I would bring it back to you as you asked? And immediately, the spirit of God said to me, "Why do you so often come down from the high place that I have positioned you? Don’t you trust that I know your needs? Don’t you trust that I will meet it every time? Haven’t I shown you that I’m worthy of your trust and haven’t I met every need that you’ve ever had?!" In that moment, I learned that you can never judge others' actions. I don’t know how uncomfortable it was for him to be standing on a ladder in a bathtub, but I recognize that sometimes God places us in uncomfortable situations to build our integrity and character. I also became mindful to fully assess every situation before I come off of (leave) the assignment. I can’t count the times when I felt that God had purposed me for something, but because I became uncomfortable and felt like the wait/weight was too long and heavy, I relinquished it for my own comfort!

If you notice the ladder (see post image), the side pieces that are supposed to lock for protection aren’t locked in the space of the bathtub---they can’t lock. But God provided a fortress of protection from falls, as he always does! Also, the energy and momentum used to climb down the ladder and exit the shower could’ve been used for purposeful planning! Although we’ve gotten only one layer of paint down, and we see a lot of errors in the way, we handled this assignment. I am so grateful for what God is doing in our lives! And, I’m going to wait on the screwdriver y’all!! Be blessed!

~Candance Reynolds-Mebane

Peace & Blessings,

Lisa C-S