Encouragement
Psalm 139:7 “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?” Read the whole chapter. It shows what kind of a God we have; a loving caring God. God knows all about you and me. He knows our weaknesses and our needs. He knows all of our habits, good and bad. He even knows what we are thinking. Nothing is hid from him.
He knew I needed a friend, a special kind of friend. So he sent me a pen pal from miles away. He is a man who knows God. He answered an Email I sent him; sensing that I was “down in the dumps”. He advised me that it would do me no good. He gave me the above scripture. He prayed for me and told me to listen to God tapping on my heart and to let Him in. God already visited me that day but I didn’t know it until I got the Email in the evening.
I worked hours on end trying to learn my new computer and the internet. I am not technically inclined. I didn’t sleep much. I was determined to learn it all in a short time. I prayed but not enough. I still thought I could do it alone.
I was so frustrated that I finally took a good part of the day off just to relax. Early in the morning, I was sitting on a sheltered park bench across from where I live. A cool refreshing rain was falling all around me. I was meditating and taking in the beauty of God’s majestic creation I was looking across the river at the many trees, when a flash of something white went before my eyes.
It was a big beautiful sea gull doing the performance of its life right in front of my eyes. It seemed like I could almost touch him. He disappeared into some trees, turned around and danced some more. The third time, he put his all into it, flapping his wings in rapid succession as if waving good bye to me. Each time it disappeared, it was like God was telling me that even though I can’t always see Him, He is always with me. He will not dessert me.
GOD VISITED ME IN THE FORM OF A SEA GULL! Awesome! The gentle rain was His Spirit refreshing my spirit. “I will praise you, my Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all your marvelous works.” (Psalm 9:1)
Today, God showed me more of His presence. I took a walk along the river. I heard some honking. Only three geese flew into the sky in perfect formation. They know exactly where they are going. God shows His presence in all His creation.
My friend told me God answers our prayers before we even ask Him. The sea gull was living proof. I got God’s tapping on my heart BEFORE the letter and my friend’s special prayer that night! Isn’t God great!
Rejoice and praise God and May He bless you. Read Psalm 96.
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