Just when you think you know how God works
I have two stories today that are 100% true and illustrate that God can always surprise you with who, how, and when he communicates.
The Bible
Today I got a Bible from my friend and co-worker Wendy. We had talked about Bible’s yesterday and I said I really needed a new one….one that had big print since I am getting old and can’t see as well as I used to!
The Bible, of course, was already at the local Goodwill store waiting on her to find it for me. She brought it to me the next day complete with a note in the back from the previous owner quoting scripture that spoke directly to my heart AND a sweet little pocket card that was inside and looked to be a gift to a wife from a husband with a poem expressing the blessing of others in our lives… How can that not be from God?
The Dream
My friend Lorie, who lost her son Stephen, had a dream. In the dream she knew Stephen had passed away and yet she met him on the road riding bikes with a new friend. She asked him who the new friend was, and as teenagers are known to do, Stephen rolled his eyes and said “Mom, I met him in heaven”… one look said “Mom don’t worry, he must be ok since I met him in heaven”….. She was able to talk with him and give him a hug before she left the dream, and felt a real sense of closure as if she finally knew he was ok and that she had been able to say goodbye. Again, how can this not be from God?
AND God must have a sense of humor. What mom has not seen that look from their teenager that says “oh Mom you are soooo silly.”