What is it going to take for me to accept the fact that God affirms Himself through others? Nothing... absolutely nothing, because I have been there, done that and have the T-shirt to prove it as of late.
As you may have noticed, I have been bombarding the "Blogosphere" lately with posts about hearing God's voice. Lately, I've been hearing Him loud and clear and have even had what he's speaking to me, affirmed through "Life Stuff". Everything from God telling me what a Selfish Crybaby I am, to God speaking to me through teaching the older adults Sunday school class at Church. It's turned into an almost everyday thing and I'm loving it!
For example, yesterday I had my carpet cleaned. No big deal to most, but the guy that cleaned my carpet attends Church with another guy that I just happened to run into in Lexington at Big Blue Madness in a crowd of 24,000 people. Still no big deal huh? Wrong! There is something both of these guys are connected with that just happens to be something I'm praying hard about and asking God to tell me what to do. Obviously, by running into these guys and talking to them, I have my answer loud and clear.
Another has to do with a good friend of mine from High School that is involved in something that is an issue at Church that I've been praying about. If all goes like I hope, it would be incredible, but there are many speed bumps and obstacles in the way. However, there are a ton of God-sized coincidences and connections that tell me it's going to happen and another unbelievable "God Thing" will occur right in front of me.
There have been a few little things too. For instance, I started the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University program last week (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND), because I want a Biblical approach to managing money. The first step in it is to have a $1,000 emergency fund in the bank. I decided that I would not take any money out of checking and I decided that I would find this money somewhere else. After some prayers, I listed a bunch of stuff on eBay and let it sell. Guess how much money I made? If you guessed $1,002.37, you'd be correct. How's that for affirmation that what I'm doing is worth it to God!
For example, yesterday I had my carpet cleaned. No big deal to most, but the guy that cleaned my carpet attends Church with another guy that I just happened to run into in Lexington at Big Blue Madness in a crowd of 24,000 people. Still no big deal huh? Wrong! There is something both of these guys are connected with that just happens to be something I'm praying hard about and asking God to tell me what to do. Obviously, by running into these guys and talking to them, I have my answer loud and clear.
Another has to do with a good friend of mine from High School that is involved in something that is an issue at Church that I've been praying about. If all goes like I hope, it would be incredible, but there are many speed bumps and obstacles in the way. However, there are a ton of God-sized coincidences and connections that tell me it's going to happen and another unbelievable "God Thing" will occur right in front of me.
There have been a few little things too. For instance, I started the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University program last week (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND), because I want a Biblical approach to managing money. The first step in it is to have a $1,000 emergency fund in the bank. I decided that I would not take any money out of checking and I decided that I would find this money somewhere else. After some prayers, I listed a bunch of stuff on eBay and let it sell. Guess how much money I made? If you guessed $1,002.37, you'd be correct. How's that for affirmation that what I'm doing is worth it to God!
I guess what I'm getting at is that I'm finding that God speaks through everyday things that are interconnected through a common spiritual thread. I knew this along time ago and that's why I started this blog in the first place. But it's only now (2 years later), that I'm really starting to get a little bigger picture of how He speaks to us. I've learned that when we pray about, ask God to reveal, and seek His face in what we are facing, He'll speak but you have to be ready to hear, or chose to hear/see it.
So, keep your eyes and ears open to what God may be trying to tell you. Or better yet, open your heart to all of those you come into contact with, God will do the rest...
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