Day 52 - Siesta Key

Today was a very interesting day. As I write this, I know that there may be some folks reading who will say, "She is very superstitious, weird, etc.", but I feel very confident in God and His plans for His people. For several years, I have paid very close attention to timing, particularly God's timing. He never fails to amaze me, as He did today.

D had to stop by the clinic to pick up a prescription today. It was not his "usual" appointment time as he has completed his daily radiation. While we were waiting, D began a conversation with another patient. They began discussing "Where are you from?" and other general "man" stuff. I was carrying on a conversation with a lady in the waiting room, when I overheard "Manning, SC". Hmmm, I thought. Manning, SC? Maybe I had misunderstood. I have family in Manning and I lived there during part of my elementary school years.

When the nurse called D in for his appointment, he told that the man he was talking to had met another man from South Carolina, Manning, SC. D said that he thought the guy from Manning was at the clinic today. Well, he wasn't in the waiting room when we were out there waiting, so I thought, surely not. Maybe D misunderstood or something. The guy D had been talking to was back for his 4 year check-up. What were the odds that someone this guy met 4 years ago from Manning, SC would be back for his 4 year check-up at the same time?

When we came back out to the waiting room after D's appointment, I heard a man talking Geechi. For those of you who are not familiar with Geechi, you need to live in the low country of SC for a while. I knew then that we had our man from Manning! We went over to the man and immediately began a conversation. This guy knows my family in Manning and even asked if I remember a girl named ?? Believe it or not, she had been in my 4th grade class! Now let me tell you, it has been a L-O-N-G time since I was in 4th grade!

The point I'm trying to make with this story is that God knows us inside and out. He knows our thoughts and the plans He has for us. It was not a coincidence that we met someone with ties to our people at home. I try my best to keep the preaching to a minimum most days, but today's events lit a fire in me. Check out these verses:

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart."

There are so many other verses that proclaim that God not only knows us, but He has plans for us, and He loves us SO much. If you don't have a personal relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ, it is my prayer that you will start paying attention to God's timing and His purposes for your life. He has everything under control. Everything works together for His good purposes. He will reveal Himself to you, if you ask Him.

Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

We are still doing a Bible Study on the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Check out this link to get just an inkling of an idea of how much God loves YOU. http://www.crazylovebook.com/ - Videos - The Awe Factor of God.

Y'all have a Blessed Evening!