A few weeks ago I was driving down our street and noticed a man standing in his driveway. I had seen him a few times and we exchanged waves.
I was thinking I should go back and talk to him about Jesus, but was in somewhat of a hurry and dismissed the thought. After a couple of blocks I felt compelled to go back and talk to him! To not do so would be disobedience to the promptings of God's Spirit, so I turned around and went back.
He was still there. I drove in the driveway and opened the car window. He handed me his phone -- I saw on the screen the name and address of a local doctor and wondered if he needed a ride -- I asked him, but he didn't speak English! I questioned God -- "Why did You direct me here? Why did You bring me to someone I can't talk to?"
At that moment the front door opened and a young woman ran out and came toward me, "Are you Uber?" she asked. I said, "No." She asked, "Then why are you here?"
I didn't know what to say, but I have learned that when I don't know what to way, just telling the truth is a good idea. So I said "God sent me."
By this time she was just a few inches away -- her eyes brimmed bright with tears. She began sobbing. "Oh, I need to get back to God! I need to get back to God! He sent you here to help me! I need to get back to God!"
There was a sound behind me. Uber had arrived and the man got in that car.
She got in my car. We were both sobbing, and then laughing! I grabbed my Bible (and tissues) and talked to her about Jesus! She knew some things and now she is my sister in Christ and she has come back to God!
A coincidence? Or a God-appointment?
The dictionary defines coincidence as "A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection."
What about never using that word ever again and just saying "God appointment" instead?
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