A half hour before my mom and I are to check out of our hotel, the electricity goes out in our room. The power surges, the lights flicker on and then everything goes dark again. This happens one more time. Then, abruptly, the generators take over and scattered electricity returns to the hotel. Some floors have electricity to power the lights in the guest rooms while the hallways remain dark. Other floors have electricity to power the hallway lights while the guest rooms do not have power.
Immediately after all this occurs, I am praising God. Since we were in the process of packing everything up and getting ready to check out of the hotel, I had unplugged all my medical equipment and my iPad. I could not imagine the possible damage which may have occurred by the power surges if these devices would have been plugged into the wall outlets.
I check the elevators and find a huge line of people with their luggage in tow all trying to get to the lobby to checkout of the hotel. It seems only one elevator is working...and since it is just 15 minutes before the hotel’s checkout time, the one elevator is working overtime.
My mom and I decide to wait 45 minutes before attempting to use the elevators. When we make our way to the bank of elevators, we are very blessed when the one functioning elevator quickly appears on our floor empty. We enter the elevator and happily share it with another couple trying to check out. We briefly discuss the power outage. The woman is complaining about everything that is wrong with the hotel. I am shocked by her horrible criticism of the resort. Every time she says something negative, I immediately find myself silently praising God for something positive. I begin to wonder if this woman’s perception of the world is tainted by her negative attitude. I am grateful when we arrive safely on the ground floor.
My mom checks out at the front desk and then summons the valet to retrieve our car. It is pouring rain, and I am overjoyed this hotel has free valet parking. When our car arrives, I again rejoice that we can load up the car under the protection of a large overhead canopy. When the car is packed, we drive away from the resort. I think to myself, “Despite the rain, the clouds and the lack of electricity, this truly has been a wonderful stay. God has overwhelmed us with an abundance of blessings.” As we leave the resort property, the rain stops. I breathe a sigh of relief and again send up another praise to God for clearing up the weather. As we continue to drive, the clouds break up, and the sun shines. I smile as I think how quickly God can change any situation in the twinkling of an eye. What a wonderful God we serve!
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