“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.”- Albert Einstein


 

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

For I know what I have planned for you, says the Lord. “I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.”

 

Romans 8:28 (NIV)

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God.

 

Was it coincidence that Bruce’s sermon (what I heard of it…. unhappy baby = early dismissal for momma) last Sunday was on humbling yourself before God after I shared my thoughts on humility? Or that George’s lesson earlier tonight touched on it again? Was it coincidence that the prayer George shared struck a cord with Caleb that spurred him on to writing to us tonight and mentioning a book he’s decided to read, that had previously been mentioned several times today? Or how about this, is it a coincidence that every single verse of scripture I’ve chosen to write about this past week has come back to me in some obvious, unmistakable, clear as a bell, straight forward, blinking lights, Hey Aubrey I’m Speaking To You, kind of way?

It’s as simple as this, I don’t believe in coincidences. There’s been too many times in my life that I’ve witnessed things that were so obviously coordinated by God, that the idea of coincidence is humorous. Now, in the moment I’m oblivious, but in hindsight I see that it was God’s hand steering my little ship of life through those stormy seas.

It sure wasn’t coincidence that bumped me into a long lost friend at the courthouse a couple years ago, who invited me to come to a Sunday school party. Where I met my future husband and a group of people who quickly became invaluable to me. I look back on that time in my life and I don’t have to wonder what brought me to where I am now. Now I have a relationship with the Most Awesome Father, a mansion for eternity with my name on it, the comfort of knowing that I’m loved unconditionally. I had no clue then, no clue on what I was missing out on and no clue that “chance” encounter would change my life in such a unbelievable way.

In Luke 1 we are told about Zechariah and Elizabeth, described as righteous and as walking blamelessly in the sight of God. It was God, not coincidence that these two married and even in their old age were able conceive and give birth to John The Baptist.

 

I would encourage you to stick with examples of couples in the Bible. Luke 1 talks of two such couples. Elizabeth and Zechariah, for example. Both were righteous and walked blamelessly in the sight of God. They were the proud parents of John the Baptist, if you remember...such a man needed to have Godly parents so God MUST have planned for them to be together so as to fulfill the Scriptures of Jesus having a forerunner. It definitely wasn't by accident that they ended up together.

I believe that miracles happen every day, some are small, like leaving the house a few minutes late and coming up on a friend stranded on the side of the road who’s car just ran out of gas. (I’m the one on the side of the road, incase you are wondering.) Some are pretty big, like running your mouth a little too long during afternoon pick up at the elementary school, and realizing once your back home and your little girl beats you up the stairs, that only minutes before your house was broken into and had you not stopped to chat your life could have suddenly turned very dark. Some are huge, like an un-wed virgin who conceived the Son of God, sent to save little ole’ me.

Why am I ok about praying for anything and everything but skeptical when He talks back? Why do I still sit in amazement when I realize that it was Him working through that event or that random person in my life?

“Coincidence is god’s way of remaining anonymous.” He is there for every little “unimportant” moment, He does speak to us, it may take a while to realize but how great is that blessing once you do?

 

 

 

Peace out…

Aubrey