God wink

I have to admit, I had very low expectations for this book, and I am glad to share how wrong I was. Two main thoughts stuck with me afterwards:

How many times do we ignore God’s gentle nudgings? This book was about the successes, when people see signs from God as more than mere circumstance, but I know many times I have missed those clues. I see others do it all the time.

And why is it that these mostly seem to happen during times of duress? I can only think that sometimes it takes trials and tribulations before we capitulate and yield our will to God. If only we could learn to suffer our will more easily.

One of my favorite God Wink stories is about the time Christa and I travelled to Ames Iowa to tour the school and review their Architecture program. We were very pleased with the school until we met one of the program’s directors. I’ll stick to nice words here. Neither the director nor the program was a fit.

We began our trip home during the first wave of Snowmageddon, that horrible snow storm from a couple years ago. We knew from the onset that the trip would be an adventure, as the snow and sleet fell almost from the beginning of the trip.

Christa was visibly upset that the school visit ended so badly. About a half hour into the trip, she teared up and cried out in a fit of anger “I just wish God would show me a sign of where I should go to college!” I don’t remember what I said, but I tried to comfort her, telling her that things would work out eventually. We had about seven or eight hours of snowy travel ahead of us. Lots of time to think about things. Lots of close calls, including a semi truck that was pushed by the wind into our lane just ahead of us.

We arrived home about ten or ten thirty, glad to be in from the weather and the messy roads, but a little sad to be bringing home bad news. As we walked into the kitchen, Sue was hiding a grin. There was a package on the table. A Fedex envelope. She handed it to Christa, who shouted “This is from Saint Mary’s!” She tore the letter open and read it. She was accepted! I reminded her of her plea for a sign from God, and I noted that this one was so important that He used Fedex instead of his angels.

Get the book. And open your mind to those little nudges from God.