The Lord has wonderful ways of encouraging His children but I wonder whether we sometimes fail to appreciate these signs because our minds are too taken up with our practical activities. Something happened this week and it was only after the event that I realised that God was speaking to us through it. Two Christian friends, previous guests with us, called by unexpectedly during a motor caravan tour of Europe. The timing of their visit was not particularly convenient as we had had a busy morning and although well past midday we had not yet had lunch! However it was good to see them and we gave them tea and talked for an hour or so and after prayer together they continued their planned tour leaving us for Bavaria. After they had gone I suddenly noticed that the bunches of tulips they had kindly brought us were the same colour as those on our Daily Manna cover for May - see the picture. Surely not a coincidence? God was saying that their visit was of Him and had significance? Then I realised that the generous sum of money they had slipped into my hand on leaving adaquately covered the amount I had spent that very morning on DIY material for the staff bedroom I was hurredly trying to complete in our roof space before we needed it at the end of May. Surely a remarkable sign that our thoughts and plans were of God and He could supply all we need for the work to go on. Then finally, they had left a book with us that they had been reading during their trip. It was a testimony of a Christian couple doing a similar work to us, namely providing an open house where Christians came to find encourgement and unbelievers came and experienced God's grace and blessing and the opening of their hearts to Him. We can only say - 'Thank you Lord for sending Your servants to us and for the confirmation that You are with us and I quite believe have new thoughts for us from the book Your servants quite casually passed on to us!
Sunday 2 May 2010
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The Lord has wonderful ways of encouraging His children but I wonder whether we sometimes fail to appreciate these signs because our minds are too taken up with our practical activities. Something happened this week and it was only after the event that I realised that God was speaking to us through it. Two Christian friends, previous guests with us, called by unexpectedly during a motor caravan tour of Europe. The timing of their visit was not particularly convenient as we had had a busy morning and although well past midday we had not yet had lunch! However it was good to see them and we gave them tea and talked for an hour or so and after prayer together they continued their planned tour leaving us for Bavaria. After they had gone I suddenly noticed that the bunches of tulips they had kindly brought us were the same colour as those on our Daily Manna cover for May - see the picture. Surely not a coincidence? God was saying that their visit was of Him and had significance? Then I realised that the generous sum of money they had slipped into my hand on leaving adaquately covered the amount I had spent that very morning on DIY material for the staff bedroom I was hurredly trying to complete in our roof space before we needed it at the end of May. Surely a remarkable sign that our thoughts and plans were of God and He could supply all we need for the work to go on. Then finally, they had left a book with us that they had been reading during their trip. It was a testimony of a Christian couple doing a similar work to us, namely providing an open house where Christians came to find encourgement and unbelievers came and experienced God's grace and blessing and the opening of their hearts to Him. We can only say - 'Thank you Lord for sending Your servants to us and for the confirmation that You are with us and I quite believe have new thoughts for us from the book Your servants quite casually passed on to us!
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