A Sprite, Napkin and Compassion

Oh, what an evening. I have a very embarrassing story to tell, yet it must be told because of God's graciousness. If I got what I deserved from God, it would NOT be pretty!!!
Ok...so bottom line- I pigged out tonight.There's no nice wording to dance around the fact that I simply lost my mind and pigged out. I slipped back into that psycotic mind set of "Well, you've already screwed up bad, so go ahead and make it a good pig out night!" Without painting the nasty picture that it was, I basically made myself sick...literally. I ate so much food that I had to puke to get relief. I had to pull over to the side of the road and vomitt because I was in such misery. Here's the reason I'm telling you this story though....God's kindness and compassion for me melted my heart. I pulled over near Harrison High School to get sick. There was a lady on her lawn mower with a toddler who apparently noticed me hurling across the road. As I got in my vehicle to leave, I saw her walking toward me with something in her hand....a cold Sprite and a napkin. What????? You mean to tell me that this sweet gal got off of her lawn mower, went into her house and grabbed me these items of compassion???? I deserved to have a disgusting taste in my mouth. I deserved to have saliva dripping from my chin. I deserved NO special treatment...i was a stinkin' PIG!!! I overate to the point of vomitting...how sickening!!!!!!! Yet, my God wanted to say " I love you, Kara." Gosh, this makes NO sense whatsoever!!
This act of kindness may have been one of the most memorable times in my life. God had quite a bit to say to me through that Sprite and Napkin. I sensed Him saying "Come here my dear child. Let me soothe the tastebuds of your tongue and refresh your mouth. Let me wipe you clean and comfort you. I know that must have been awful to get sick like that...let me comfort you." I should have been shoved in the mud and made to lay in my disgusting vomitt- that's what I deserved. Yet, God seems to have a different system of love and compassion. Today was just another glimpse of how good He is, gracious and forgiving. His love surpasses all understanding.
The last funny part of the story...I knew this lady. She was a year older than me in highschool....isn't it a small world?
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