so blessed. day three

My brother left a comment this morning on an earlier post that I had written about his recent experiences with being robbed.  This is what he wrote.

These were interesting situations, indeed. I think I can finally distinguish between the "voice" of the spirit and the voice man, or my own voice/thought. There is fear, and then there is the spirit telling you something is unsafe. With this second "robbery," I didn't run because I was scared, but because I was prompted to. It was a calm "leave now!" feeling. I would even say that on the first account the spirit was there prompting me, but I didn't act because I thought I would be prompted in a different way. Then, after my opportunity to "get [my]self out" had passed, I was bound, trapped, and in the hands of my enemies. Listen to your feelings! I am grateful for the second chance to act on my promptings.

As I read this, besides feeling incredibly blessed to have such faithful siblings, his last line made an imprint on my mind and has stayed there as I've been going about my day today.  Grateful for another chance to almost be robbed?!  Have I mentioned that my siblings are awesome?! 

How blessed I have been with second chances.  Yes, even the "am I really just about to experience this again?!" tough second chance chances.   I love what second chances tell us of Jesus Christ, of not only His grace and mercy but of His desire for us to learn and grow and gain confidence in our capacity to love and follow Him so that He can bless us.  He yearns to bless us.  I know this is true, and how blessed I am to know it.