{"id":120,"date":"2026-04-16T00:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=120"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:44:25","slug":"showers-of-blessings-day-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings Day 16
\nBlessing:\u00a0 The Lord’s Watchful Attention<\/u>
\nBehold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; Psalm\u00a033:18 KJV<\/em><\/p>\n

Message:
\n<\/span>\u201cThe Lord sure must have been watching out for you today!\u201d the tow truck driver said as he viewed my car in the snowy ditch.\u00a0 \u201cYes, He surely was!\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n

My daughter, age 15, had been practicing driving for her upcoming driver\u2019s test and even though it had snowed overnight, and I told her the roads were too icy for her to practice today, she kept begging me, saying \u201cI need to learn how to drive in bad weather, so I should practice on ice and snow.\u201d\u00a0 Well, it was a good point, and even though I was hesitant, she wore me down with her constant begging, so I said yes, telling her we would need to stay close to home because of the weather.<\/p>\n

She was doing fine, going slow and managing well on the side streets but when we came to the larger highway, she was going a little too fast for conditions, and I told her to slow down as the road was icy. Instead of letting off the gas to slow down easily, she hit the brakes a bit too hard and went into a spin, lost control, and we crossed into the oncoming lane and went down into a ditch headfirst.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, no cars were coming towards us in the oncoming lane, nor were any behind us, and thankfully there was enough snow to stop us from tipping over in the ditch.\u00a0 We were both stunned and scared but unhurt, and the damage to the car was minimal.\u00a0 Thanks be to the Lord for watching out for us as it could have been so much worse!<\/p>\n

Believers, when we fear the Lord and walk with Him daily, He is ever present with us, His eye is always upon us to help us.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t it good to know what we are never alone in this world?\u00a0 Day or night, icy roads, rough roads, or smooth dry roads, we have our Lord watching over us to protect us, help us and bless us.\u00a0 That is such a comfort, isn\u2019t it?\u00a0\u00a0 Let\u2019s give thanks and tell Him right now that we are so grateful for His mercy and that He is with us always.<\/p>\n

The faithful love of the\u00a0Lord<\/span> never ends! His mercies never cease.<\/em> Lamentations 3:22 NLT<\/p>\n

\u00a92023\u00a0 SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings Day 16 Blessing:\u00a0 The Lord’s Watchful Attention Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; Psalm\u00a033:18 KJV Message: \u201cThe Lord sure must have been watching out for you today!\u201d the tow truck driver said as he viewed my car in the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3526,3,84,23,86,85,83,30,5,32],"class_list":["post-120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showers-of-blessings","tag-april-2026","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-eye-of-the-lord","tag-fear-of-the-lord","tag-lamentations-322","tag-mercy","tag-psalm-3318","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-showers-of-blessings","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-16-Psalm-33.18.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-20\/","url_meta":{"origin":120,"position":0},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 20","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 20 Blessing: \u00a0God\u2019s Pleasure The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy. 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