I recently read a book about what the author called ‘God-Winks.’ I’ve believed for a very long time that there is no such thing as a coincidence. It’s a ‘God Incidence!’ Only a few years ago, I heard the expression of ‘God-Winks’, and find it totally accurate. It, as the author explains, is God’s way of reassuring us or letting us know He’s thinking about us.
It’s hard to imagine a God of the universe who can be everywhere at once, taking care of needs across the globe, getting requests and various ‘phone-calls’ from people of every nationality, yet still have time for my issues and insecurities! Yet, He does! That’s pretty impressive!
But how can we know we’ve gotten a ‘God-Wink’ and know it’s from the God of the universe? And add to that, I hear the question raised, ‘How can we know we are actually feeling the urging of the Holy Spirit’? Hearing what we believe as God’s voice or the Holy Spirit can be a bit intimidating if you don’t recognize it for what it is, especially if it's out of the comfort zone in any way!
A friend of mine said "the Holy Spirit was Jesus’ Best Friend while He was on earth.” I’d never thought of it that way. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit just before he was crucified, ‘who would come.’ Yet, He was with Jesus the whole time. They were always a “Triune God!” God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit.
As God leads us through life, he gives us signs which we may or may not recognize as coming from Him. But there are times when we can’t help but recognize that what we are ‘hearing or witnessing’ can be nothing other than God intervening on our behalf. Sometimes the ‘odds’ of something happening are so great, it can only be God. I’ve always just said ‘it was a God Thing!’ and there are plenty of clear evidences of this as I reflect on my life.
When these incidences occur, we need to be ready to respond and accept it as the Holy Spirit working in our lives. What an amazing gift. It’s a reassurance that God cares for us and wants to be active in our lives, just as he did His own Son while Jesus was on Earth.
When Jesus was in the wilderness for forty days, surely God was with him. As He walked through the masses of people who followed him, searching for truth, healing and even understanding, it was the Holy Spirit and The Father who enabled Jesus, in their ‘Oneness’ to complete the mission before Him. We have that same blessing when we are committed to the cause and believe in Faith, that God will never fail us and will provide everything we need— including the signs along the way!
God is alive and well! There can be no disputing that, when you are a Believer. But Satan has a way of trying to foil the best laid plans of humans and the even better laid plans of our God. As we search God’s Word, and lay our hearts before Him for directions in our lives even if it’s a ‘sharp left turn’ —-he will provide the answers when we listen to the Holy Spirit—-and sometimes it comes through events which seem like a coincidence, that can only be called ‘a God Thing’ or even a ‘God Wink!’
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