This is a personal story of paying attention to a sign from God.
August 2019
Jenn and I share our vehicles and she would always leave K-Love on the car radio so it was on any time I got in the car to go somewhere. In that season of my life, I’d typically always change it to something else.
That is, until I decided to leave it on one day.
The music quickly grew on me.
Eventually I found myself turning it on specifically to listen for this one song called “Well Done” by The Afters.
A song based on Matthew 25:23.
It was in heavy play rotation at the time so I’d hear it often when I tuned in to K-LOVE, which has since become the only station that I listen to on the radio.
The song spoke to me and the message that I heard (among many) was:
- I am a child of God.
- I belong to him.
- He is always with me.
- Come back.
- You’re home is with me.
- You belong here with me.
May 2020 – I attended a 1-on-1 personal coaching intensive.
At one point in the workshop, we reviewed my core values and beliefs that I live by.
The facilitator asked if he could share a bible passage, that came to him in the moment, as a result of the topic of discussion.
This was not a religious workshop per se, but we talked about my upbringing and he basically knew my life story as a result of the content of the workshop.
Of course I gave him a nod of approval.
He turned and started writing on the whiteboard.
His hand and arm covered the first 2 words as I very anxiously looked to see what he was going to write.
As he moved his arm and continued to write, the words were revealed and I remember thinking, “no way”!
The first two words… “Well done,…“
I was immediately caught up with emotion and I continued my thought: “I can’t believe he’s writing THAT verse!”
The rest was revealed: “…good and faithful servant“
I thought to myself: “Wow… I didn’t share that with anyone… “
I hadn’t even told Jenn!
No one knew the significance of that song and the message it spoke to me.
There’s no way he could have known to write that particular verse or that it holds a significant meaning to me.
I thought, “this kind of thing doesn’t really happen, does it?”
“This can’t possibly be a coincidence, can it?”
Nope!
It was NOT a coincidence.
God was speaking to me, and I heard the message!
My immediate raw emotion was telling me that God wanted me to hear him speaking to me!
I’ve held that interaction as a significant event in my mind/heart and spiritual journey with God.
As I look back it was part of a culmination of things that has lead me to turn back to God and to make His word the driving influence in my life.
God wanted me to hear that verse to open my heart.
The message I heard provided direction and clear answers to questions I had been asking myself.
It connected limiting beliefs that I routinely had in my life, and reminded me to surrender difficulties of life over to Him.
That event became a pivot point for me in my relationship with God.
Since then (along with other events along the way) things in my life have shifted and I’ve felt peace (and excitement) that truly does surpass all understanding.
Many things in life I see differently now.
I feel drawn to seek his wisdom in all areas of my life and to seek his word to solve problems of this world.
The peace and comfort that comes as a result of turning things over to God reminds me of Philippians 4:6 —
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.