Back in college, I kept a prayer journal. Every day I would write prayer requests, praises and mark as prayers were answered. During those years I was focused and busy as a student, so seeing God work in my life was great. I would check off the boxes as each prayer request was fulfilled. It made me realize how much God is in the details in my life.
Now....50 years later, I'm not so good at keeping my prayer list going much more than in my head or from the Covenant Class or Tallowood Lists. But.....you can't miss how God is in the details. Every day, even before I know there will be an issue, God is taking care of something for me. It can be as simple as a doctor changing an appointment, and then low and behold the day of the original appt would have been a nightmare, where the new appointment worked so much better. Multiple times a day I think....wow...God really took care of an issue for me. I'm so thankful God is in the details. I'm glad God takes care of me.
My schedule, for a retired person, is quite full with opportunities to volunteers, spend time with my dad, spend time with my grands, and just having lunch with a friend. When I look at the puzzle that must work - God has been in the planning as I rarely can't meet all of the things I have offered to do, want to do or hope to do. Those Godwinks are often not "little winks", but rather HUGE winks that reminds us God is in control.
Conversation with my granddaughter this week. She has been in VBS and she was sharing about all of the things she had done in VBS. Then she turns to me and asks me if I know someone who doesn't know Jesus. I went on to tell her about some of the children at Rummel Creek and their religions. We had a good conversation. I showed her a photo from a Buddhist temple (some of my students had been Buddhist) where the people brought fruits and nuts and laid them in front of Buddha. We talked about how Buddha was a statue and was not able to eat Immediately she said, "Buddha is an idol. The 10 Commandments tell us we should not have idols." I thought well done, Phoebe. We went on to talk about how to share Jesus with others and how our lives need to reflect Jesus. The conversation would have continued for a while...but brother came in and said....it's way past her bed time. Those "pillow talks" are really important. I wouldn't take them back for anything. And as the Bible says, a little child will lead them. Phoebe is that little child.
In my head, I had so much to say, but when I sit down to the computer....the words escape. I need to remember to sit down and write down the Godwinks! It's time to return to the days of college where I make myself aware of all God is doing every day, everywhere in my life!
