Mussels and Angel Wings

It was raining this morning and I decided to go for a walk, in the rain. I walked for a while then I felt led to the lake we are staying by. While at the edge of the water I felt a strong urge to get in the water. It looked cold and there were mussels all over the bottom. I didn't want to get in but I still felt the urge. Almost like a push. I eventually took off my shoes and socks, rolled up my walking pants. Slowly, I inched my way into the water. The mussels were crunchy and not very comfortable on my feet. It was not a walk on satin. I continued on and then all of a sudden, I got it. I didn't get in knee high, but I had it figured out before then. God was telling me something. There was something that He wanted me to know, and I had to get in the water to figure it out. I didn't want to get in. But I did because God wanted me to. Then when I got in it was uncomfortable and I didn't like it. It wasn't cold. The water was warm and inviting. But the crunching was not good. What I learned was that even if it is uncomfortable, if God says to do it, you do it. You don't quit. When I got a little farther in the water, there were fewer mussels. Not so much crunching, and more sand. It was beginning to feel better. There was sand at the end of the mussels. These are the same mussels that the kids and I have been saying look like angel wings. Looks like when you need it most, God sends you angel wings to make it to the end. I brought back a mussel shell to keep just so I could remember what He taught me.