Psalm 62:8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Have you ever noticed how refreshing some little things can be? Like a gentle breeze on a warm summer’s day when you’re working outside? When you’re going through some
difficulties and a friend calls to encourage you simply because you were on their heart. Reading a scripture, a testimony or about a Biblical truth that speaks precisely to your
situation.
Some of these things are what I refer to as ‘tokens of kindness’ from the Lord. It is so wonderful when the Lord gives them to us. A few summers ago we were really busy with a lot going on. Added to it was the word from our landlord that we needed to move before our lease expired September 30. She was planning to move back into the house we were in.
One night in late July when we went to bed, we were really feeling it and Donna said we need to pray – so we did. In the midst of the ‘stormy stuff’ going on we prayed to our Lord, acknowledging that we were looking to Him and trusting Him to lead and guide us through everything.
The next morning I woke up really early and was working around the house. I picked up a book that I hadn’t looked at for a long time, not even remembering what was in it, and just opened it. I didn’t even look at the front cover. It turned out to be filled with two page true stories of His Mysterious Ways – Miracles of Prayer.
The random story I turned to and the two that followed all described situations where He provided supernatural presence and guidance to people in need. One was a blind woman and her guide-dog out in a snow storm with an angel walking with them. The other two
dealt with people driving through dense fog and a snow storm and making it due to following the lights of vehicles that turned out not to be there!
These three stories all spoke precisely to God being with us and guiding us – just as we had prayed hours earlier. He might not have manifested His provision supernaturally as He did in the stories, but He didn’t have to. They reaffirmed the importance of our focus and trust in Him. What a timely token of kindness!
We weren’t in danger of giving up or anything. It was simply our Lord giving us some loving encouragement that lifted our spirits – like a drink of cool water when you’re thirsty. It’s amazing the sustaining power such experiences can have!
We still got to walk through the situations we were in. But we did so with a renewed joy simply because we had been reminded of and refreshed by His wonderful love for us. Pray that our ‘eyes’ will see Him more and more as He works in our lives.
