I had fun with my husband and a top police official/great customer and friend at our office yesterday. We ended up talking about the Catholic church, and I shared how Pope Francis has been my incredible marriage counselor who has importantly taught me that even if hubby and I were going through our darkest times, we must remember GOD’S LIGHT IS STILL SHINING BEYOND THE DARKNESS.
Fast forward to this morning, it was 7:03, and I decided to go to page 73 of our family’s website for an alone time with God, and a huge smile went on my face when I read the caption on one of the pics there:
“GOD’S LIGHT IS SHINING BEYOND THE DARKNESS (Wink! Wink!)”
That was no coincidence! Of 146 web pages, for me to go specifically to this post about Pope Francis from over three years ago was all God orchestrated to remind me that His Presence is forever with me. Every conversation. Every thought I think. Everywhere I go. He goes before me, ahead of me, and beside me. And He is with you, too!!!
God also showed up through my God influencer, Ceri, today with this same message that even in our darkest times, we can still have HOPE that better things are still ahead of us despite how things may seem. This God wink began with me discussing with my husband how inspired I was listening to Michelle and former President Barack Obama talk about the importance of having hope. We also had an appointment with God reading a daily devotional, and the message was again about hope. I left hubby to go and do my run, and instead of listening to music, I just shuffled Ceri’s playlist on our We Roll With God YouTube channel, and out of 117 videos there, YouTube incredibly picked the very one entitled “Our Hope is in God (Wink! Wink!).”
Again, this was no coincidence, but God again revealed another glimmer of His Presence with this crucial message of having hope. Ceri defined hope as believing that good things will happen with faith in a higher power (God!). If I am really honest with you guys, the first time I heard that message from Ceri, I was out running literally and figuratively in the dark (your girl was not in a good place!), but the message from Ceri just reminded me that my hope was in God despite how awful the situation seemed.
Fast forward five months later, God has shown up BIG TIMEl! As Ceri explains, God is working behind closed doors on our behalf. I do not doubt that now! How God brought me from that dark place to last night, sitting in our dining room having the best dinner ever with my hubby and sons, is just another testimony of the greatness of God. NO SITUATION IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR HIM! God has never left my side! Moment by moment, while I showed up doing the best of my ability, God was doing His part behind the scenes in the spiritual realm. DON’T PLAY AROUND WITH YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD!!! It’s just for us to learn God’s voice and obey what He asks us. What time are your appointments with God?