I don't know if any of you have ever wondered whether or not God has actually spoken to you, but I do all the time. I mean, in the Bible you read about all these times that God spoke to the people and I often get frustrated because I haven't experienced something so definite that I can confidently say that God spoke to me. Then I was thinking about how maybe God speaks to us through others or through experiences etc. It's all very confusing for me.
I was reading the book I got for graduation, Searching for God Knows What and it's pretty good. Donald Miller was talking about how people try to make "How to" books and have specifics formulas and steps for getting to know God better or making your life better. Miller wrote, "The truth is there are a million steps, and we don't even know what the steps are, and worse, at any given moment we may not be willing or even able to take them; and still worse, they are different for you and me and they are always changing." He goes on to talk about how Christ was relational and how people grow through "hearing a certain song and knowing somebody who had a certain experience and seeing some movie, reading some book, having something happen to them like a car wreck or a trip to Seattle." I agree. Like I said, maybe God is speaking through those experiences etc and just letting us know that he is there, that he is amazing, and that he loves us.
Well, God truly is amazing. The reason I started reading that book is because I locked my keys in the car at the King George Skytrain Station and thankfully had the book handy while I patiently waited for my brother-in-law to get off work and drive in from Abbotsford. I was looking at a two hour waiting period and so I decided to open the book and see what it was all about.
So, I was sitting here thinking about God speaking to people through experiences and I was like... well, maybe God will speak to me here. Maybe he will amaze me somehow. Well, he did. You see, God's timing is impeccable. I'd been sitting there for about an hour and this man walks past my car and kindly tells me I left the lights on. I smiled and said, "Yup, I know." And he was like... "Well maybe it'd be a good idea to turn them off." And then I proceeded to inform him that I would, but my keys were in the car and the door just happened to be locked thus impairing my ability to access the switch responsible for the lights. He just happened to be a tow truck driver... man. So he offered to open my door for $20. Well, I didn't have $20 and I told him so. So he went on his way and I re-opened my book. I now started to read about Santa Claus... the author is pretty random... and no more than five minutes later the man shows up again and tells me to call my brother-in-law up and tell him not to come. I was like, "Sir, you know I have no money." and he looked at me, smiled and said, "Well maybe something good will happen to me today." I smiled back and replied, "I certainly hope so." 30 seconds later my door was open and I was driving home with tears in my eyes.
Honestly, God is amazing. He just so happened to have me think about how he speaks to people and reveals himself in their lives and then he had me lock my keys in my car so that I would pull out the book and read it and then he used the same situation to show me that he is incredible and loving and always faithful. Had I not read the book, pondered the subject or been locked out of my car I would not have learned anything today. I would not have experienced the love and grace of God and I woudl not have been as appreciative and giddy as I am right now. Really, had the exact situation occured and I hadn't been reading the book, I would not have seen it for what it was. I would not have considered it a miracle, I wouldn't have acknowledge God's power and majesty and I wouldn't be as joyful as I am now. Yup, God is amazing.
Back to what I was originally talking about, how God speaks to us. I think I can confidently say that God spoke to me today. God told me that he is faithful and that he has everything under control. His timing is... wow.
I hope God blesses that man who helped me, I know he will. That guy had a good heart.
God is GREEEEAT!
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