Roommate

So Grant was a little upset with me that he was only mentioned once in my last post. So I wanted to post something else, but didn't want to just post something random about my roommate. Then I was thinking about cleaning tonight. Earlier today Grant and I were talking about White Glove and how much of a mess our room was. We were talking through what we wanted to do with all our.... precious items. When I said that we should make it look like "no one lives here" it wasn't very well received. He was not a fan of the idea of clearing off our dressers and clearing off our desks and on and on. I was admittedly a little frustrated. In my thinking, if we have to do this whole white glove thing, we might as well do the best we can at it.

Anyways, then came time to clean. Before I knew it his clothes had disappeared and his desk was spotless. His dresser was clear and his bookshelf was organized and dusted. I couldn't believe it. We cleaned the stairs, vacuumed our room, got rid of the trash and finished with the hanging of the blankets that I described earlier. As we sit at our immaculate desks with nothing but laptops before us I couldn't help but think about how impressive it was that Grant had changed his attitude in a matter of an hour and instead of grumbling through doing the least bit of work possible, he jumped right in and our entire suite ended up impressed by our room.

It's been a real blessing, and sometimes challenge, getting to know Grant. I'm so thankful for how God chooses to place people in my life. I'm so thankful for the times He makes it clear to me and somehow I'm watching closely enough not to miss it. I can't help but wonder how many people have passed in and out of my life that could have been "more." Whether it was based on my own ignorance or selfishness or my lacking His perspective. Or perhaps it was based on the other person's choice. Whatever the reason for the past, I have to look ahead. I pray I would be open and aware of the people around me; that I would be searching for those He wants me to interact with, for however long. I pray I wouldn't take for granted the people He has so blessed my life with. And I pray I wouldn't take for granted those people He has challenged me to love despite my sinful perspective.