His Mysterious Ways
Nicki Ridenour
A
little boy once said," My mommy always comes when I call her in the middle
of the night. She doesn't always come right away, but she always comes." I
have begun to
increasingly think of God in that way. Actually,
God often comes even before I remember to call upon Him. And He sometimes responds
when I am not even aware of a danger or a need.
This
year in the midst of having financial stress and strain, my BiPAP machine,
which I use to help me to breath at night, was
damaged due to an accident involving
a great deal of water. Since this had happened
once before, I knew that the repair
cost was $640.00. Insurance had paid most of it
the first time, but I knew they wouldn't
pay a second time. This second occurrence happened
right before Christmas. What was I
going to do?
While
trying to figure that out, I got a text from my husband's cousin and his wife.
They asked if I had received their Christmas card. I thought this was odd; I
never call to ask people if they've gotten my Christmas card. Since I hadn't gone
to get the mail yet that day, I didn't answer. Later that day when I did retrieve
their card from our mailbox, I forgot about their earlier text message. I put
the mail aside to be opened later.
That
evening I got a phone call from them, asking the same question. While still on
the phone with them, I opened their card. Inside was a note which said,
"We got a refund for a car repair, and we thought we would share it with
you." There was a check enclosed. For how much? $638.00!!!
Amazingly, they had no prior knowledge of my BiPAP delimma.
Is
this a God story or what?! As you can well imagine, I was giddy with surprise and
delight - my giddiness must have gone on for ten minutes. I shed tears of gratitude
for their gift and for the God who orchestrated
it. I am sure that God was behind it all, and they agreed.
Opening
the card in their "presence" was also a gift since we were all able share
firsthand my joy and thankfulness. A true blessing from God!
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