God Encounters

Watching for God everyday takes a lot of focus on Him and learning to stay peaceful. Usually when I am shopping I have my list and a time limit. Shopping with friends is great but otherwise it is always a chore. Yesterday, I was early for a lunch date and I went into a store near the restaurant. Since time was not a factor and I wasn't looking for anything, I started talking to the salesgirl. I asked her how long she had worked there. She responded that this was her last day because she was getting married this weekend. She went on to tell me that she and her fiance met when they were in a discipleship training for YWAM. I couldn't believe it because that is the group my son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Heather, have been with for over 10 years. She didn't know them because they were from different bases but we both felt such a connection. Then I told her about Billy's book and that Brad's father and my husband died suddenly about one and half years ago. She looked shocked and then told me the same thing had happened to her dad and that even though it was very hard, God had been faithful to them. I prayed a blessing on her new marriage, gave her a book and then we enjoyed a tender hug and tears. I left there feeling so loved by my Lord and that He knows every place I am going and who I am going to meet. I wonder if I have missed some encounters because I have been in a hurry and just didn't want to talk to anyone.