Truly, God has been so good to me! There are so many times that God is at work in my life and I rationalize it as being lucky or things just falling into place. Today I had an experience that was truly a God thing or a "God Wink" as my dear friend Patsy calls it. As many of you know, I struggle with a lot of anxiety, especially when I feel trapped...in traffic, a class, a meeting...you name it. It makes me physically ill and has become something that I fear. Yes, I know this seems weird and irrational, but this is real to me.
Well, several of my small group friends know how extremely stressed out I was last night knowing that I had to be at a meeting in DC today at 10:00. I spent so much time trying to plan the best time to leave and the best route to take so that I could avoid traffic as much as possible. I was in tears last night and could hardly sleep thinking about it. Before we went to sleep last night, my amazing husband said a prayer for me and actually asked God, that if it be His will, to keep people from going to work while I was on my way. I thought his prayer was very sweet but was thinking to myself how unrealistic that scenario was.
I got up extremely early (for me) this morning, hoping to beat the rush. I was so worried about the unknown of being on 66 through Arlington heading to DC. To my surprise, I was one of just a handful of cars on that stretch of road!! I was on Constitution only 35 minutes after leaving my apartment in Herndon!! Of course I had two hours to kill before my meeting, but I would much rather be sitting in a hotel sipping on my Starbucks than sitting in traffic anyday. I know this is hard to understand without experiencing the anxiety yourself, but I have to give God all the glory for watching over me once again despite my lack of faith. Thank you, God, for blessing me over and over when I do not deserve it!
Do any of you have any "God Wink" stories to share?
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I have several, but the one that comes to mind immediately is how I got my current job. I had been temping for several months and was getting frustrated about not being able to find a permanent job. After I got back from Florida for Thanksgiving, Mike and I went downtown to go to one of the museums, I remember calling one of my temp agencies just to check if they had anything for me. They not only said they did and that it started tomorrow, but that it would most likely go permanent! This was amazing! I had just randomly decided to call the agency--usually they call the person to see if they want to work, and here was a job, all lined up for me! It was totally a God thing.
So glad God reminded you how much He loves and watches out for you. We all need to be reminded. And yea Tim for being so supportive.
i'm so glad everything went well jill. i was afraid that we were making things worse by trying to help! :) but in the end, God always takes care of us. love ya!
and good job timkerby. :)
That's so awesome, Jill! God knows how to take care of us, if we just trust in Him.
I've been blessed with many 'God wink' moments over the years. Like the time Daisha and I were trying to find a taxi in Milan, Italy, after midnight, that would take American dollars. We asked cabbie after cabbie...and none of them would take dollars, and they all smoked. We were about to give up and try to walk to the airport (which would have been a BAD idea), when another taxi pulled up in front of the train station. We decided to give it one more try. Not only did this guy's eyes light up at the idea of American cash, he also didn't smoke, and he helped us with our bags once we got to the airport. (That whole week in Europe is full of 'God wink' stories, come to think of it. Daish and I would not be here if God hadn't been physically taking care of us that week.)
Jill, I know how paralyzing anxiety can be and it is so hard to explain it to other people, but you're not alone. Glad you were able to get to work without stress. :-)
As for God wink stories, i have too many. But my favorite is finding out that Carl and I were baptized on the same day of the year. That was God's way of telling me what I already know, Carl is the one for me!
I'm so glad that the travel worked out for you. I understand the anxiety stuff and how FRUSTRATING it is. I'm glad God sent you into Tim's and our lives. I love you!!
~V
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