"Finding something lost is wonderful, isn’t it?"

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Yesterday I told you about kind Anthony at the hotel registration desk whom God sent to help me search for my missing car keys. His gentle spirit calmed me down further and helped me realize that there was only one place my keys could be—somewhere in my luggage.

So I searched again in the outer pockets. No keys.

I opened one side, took everything out, and found—nothing.

So here I am, searching my bag in the lobby of this exquisite property, on my hands and knees, when a bellman comes over and asks, "Sir, do you need some help?"

So I explained my lost keys story, and said to him, "I have one place left to look in this bag. They’ve got to be there. You’re about to experience the biggest smile you’ve ever seen."

"Okay!" he said. So I unfolded my suit from the night before, reached in the jacket pocket and Voila! There were my keys!

I looked up at the bellman, smiled my biggest smile, and said, "God is so good! I can go home now!"

The next time you’re stressed over something, remember my lost keys story and know that God will get you home, too.

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"Who do you need God to send?"

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Yesterday I told you how my imagination planted negative, worst-case scenario thoughts in my mind when I lost my car keys as I was away from home. And how I listened to my life and stopped the negativity.

Well when I did, I remembered Anthony, that smiling face at the registration desk. I explained my situation to him, and with concern in his voice, he said, "Dr. Faucette, we will do everything possible to find your keys."

He made me a room key and I went back to search my room. It had been serviced, but I looked under and beside everything. No keys. So I came back down and Anthony asked hopefully, "Did you find them?"

"No," I reported. Immediately he began dialing housekeeping and the kitchen and security. None of them knew anything about my keys.

"I am so sorry, Dr. Faucette," he said. "You are welcome to stay here another night if you need to."

Even in the midst of life’s troubles, God sends you who you need when you need him as you listen to life.

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"Does your mind play tricks on you?"

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Yesterday I told you about not being able to find my car keys when the person God sent and I took my belongings out to the parking lot. I am still amazed by how many disastrous twists and turns my mind took in a matter of seconds. I stood there in the lobby of this exquisite hotel with my imagination cranking out worst case scenarios at light speed:

"Why did I never get that spare key made and put in my wallet like I planned?

"The key alone will cost over $100 to make and then I’ll have to pay a service trip on top of that!

"But then how will I get someone to come out after hours?

"Now I’m going to have to spend another night away from home and I’ll have to pay for this one.

"I’m too far from home for my wife to leave now and bring me her key. Man, I wish you could fax a key!

"I’ll bet someone stole my keys out of my room!"

I realized that my mind is like soil—it will grow whatever I plant in it. So I stopped the negative thoughts, and started to listen to life. Try it next time you’re in a tight spot. It works!

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"Who's God sent you?"

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Yesterday I told you about my surprise birthday party given me by a group who sponsored me to speak to their insurance agents. The presentations went extremely well and it was time for me to return home.

One of the participants offered to help me carry my materials to my car. He’s a really kind gentleman who obviously cares about people and wants to help every chance he can. (I’m sure his clients love him!)

Well, he helps me take my things to the car. I start searching my pockets for my keys as we get to my car…and I can’t find them. He patiently waits as I search my pockets again, look in my bag’s pocket, and peer in the car window to make sure I didn’t lock them inside. It’s rather chilly outside so he says, "Let me help you take your things back in the hotel so you can search where it’s warm." He helps me carry my things back inside, and asks if there’s anyone he can call or get for me.

You know, even in the midst of troubling or inconvenient times of your life, God sends someone to help you. That person is there…if you’re listening to life.

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"What do you expect?"

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A group of insurance agents invited me to speak to them in their annual fall planning meeting. The meeting planner and I talked about how challenging the economy is right now so I offered to do two presentations: one about "How to be Positive in a Negative World" and the other titled "From Stress to Success," both giving specific, key steps to maximizing your potential.

So we were both excited about what we would accomplish in this meeting. Then she told me the date. It required me to travel and be away from home on my birthday. Usually this is the time we have a birthday party at home. But since we were both excited by how much the agents would benefit, I agreed to go.

The day of my travel on my birthday came and I wasn’t really excited. I thought, "What have I done?" That is until I arrived and discovered that my sponsors wanted to take me to dinner at a very, very nice restaurant. I had a delicious meal, made some great new friends, had "Happy Birthday" sung to me, received gifts, and had some of the best key lime pie I’ve ever eaten.

Sometimes life turns out a whole better than you expect when you listen to life and make a life, not just a living.

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