Recently I was planning for a Tupperware Bingo party being held at a local nursing home.  I had called, emailed and given out invitations to as many people as I could, hoping to have a lot of guests, orders and of course, a big profit.  Things were looking promising and I was getting a lot of interest from the people I was inviting.  I prayed that God would  send the people that He wanted and willed to be there and reminded myself that He is in control.

Feeling good about my preparations and reminder calls, I was disappointed when I started getting the emails that some of the people I had thought would be able to come, were going to be unable to attend.  A few more had promised to call the day of the bingo to let me know how many would be coming with them, but they didn’t call.  I called to check on them, and one by one, they all said that they wouldn’t be able make it.

Now feeling disappointed and as if my efforts had been a waste of time, I rushed from one side of town to the other to make it to the once promising event. There were so many other things that I could be spending my time doing, other than going to an event that was not going to be profitable.  But again, I prayed that God would send the people that He wanted to attend.  Maybe someone that I hadn’t expected to attend would show up!  I remembered that God is in control and I am responsible for the efforts and He will take care of the results.

While none of my guests came, I was excited to see that many of the nursing home residents came to play Bingo. I hadn’t really thought about the people who lived at the nursing home attending the Bingo!  What a blessing!  The residents were so much fun and they all cheered when one of their friends won Bingo (at Tupperware Bingo, you yell, “Tupperware!” and get a Tupperware product as a prize).

We had refreshments afterwards and I had a chance to talk to some of the residents.  They were amazing! And the Activities Director who helped to plan the event was so loving and caring towards the residents.  She is in the right ministry and God is really using her to better the lives of those wonderful residents.  

Yes, God is always in control and I realized that God wanted me to be there… I was the one to receive the blessing. It was not a financial blessing, but something much better.  It was a gift of love and hope. 

I know that the residents at the nursing home enjoyed playing Bingo and won some great Tupperware prizes, but I was the big winner.  So often we try to plan our lives down to the most minute detail to make our will come to pass instead of keeping our eyes on God and His will.  That’s when we are open to His blessings and all of the wonderful things that He has in store for us.  -C.

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