Keep Track of God’s Involvement in the Every Day—Part 7
Answers to Prayer
One is an obvious answer to prayer. Let me illustrate. I hesitated attending a conference because I needed to prepare a rather complicated paper for a particular man. It was due the day I was to get back. I went to the conference anyway and was overjoyed to see that this person was also there.
When I checked in at the hotel desk, I was so surprised I just said hello and walked on.
As soon as I got to my room I prayed, “Lord, I’m amazed this man is here. How wonderful it would be if we could talk for an hour or so and work through some of our concerns in person. But this is a huge conference. I may never run into him again. Please allow that to happen—I’ll immediately ask him if there’s a time we can meet while we’re here.”
I unpacked my things, went down on the elevator to the main lobby, and saw this man coming in the front door of the hotel again. We talked briefly and set a time to get together the next morning. To me that was a marvelous God Hunt sighting. The time together helped me immensely.
This might not seem like a God Hunt sighting to you, but, as I’ve already explained, I choose to give the Lord the credit for what happens on these occasions. I admit some of my “sightings” may be coincidence, but I prefer to believe most of them aren’t! And what matters is not whether I can convince someone else, but whether I’m satisfied that it’s the Lord at work.
Evidence of His Care
The second God Hunt category is unexpected evidence of His care.
I called from the office and asked my wife, Karen, “Where are you money-wise?”
I needed to head home and pack. We were using some frequent flyer award tickets to take a couple of well-deserved days away. I had very little cash in the bank, although I figured we could use a credit card if need be. But maybe Karen had money.
Her answer was, “My bank account is as low as yours!”
“Just wondered,” I responded. “See you soon.”
In the next few moments an old friend stopped by the office and said, “Heard you and Karen were leaving for a few days. Knowing how you guys live, I thought you might need some cash. It’s a gift; don’t give it back. Have a good time. The Lord go with you.”
Care of this sort is not an everyday occurrence. But I praise the Lord for friends and also for unexpected evidences like this of God’s care.
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