As a Christian, I believe in the things of God. For me, research which has resulted in scientific discoveries merely give illumination to the genius of God. God’s fingerprints can be found on every corner of our universe and in every interaction between little me and my surroundings. However, I am only able to see God working because I am looking for that work with expectation. I know that God is at work in all places and at all times. For this reason I do not believe in chance, nor luck, nor any explanation of events in our lives which serve to take credit from where it surely should land: God. After my morning session with my language teacher today I walked almost directly into a man named Dan Babcock. I have written about Dan and his family in a past post. Dan was going to meet with a missionary from Macedonia, would I like to join them for a coffee? Would I?
Dan, Emil and I enjoyed some conversation over tea and Turkish coffee for about twenty minutes before I excused myself to leave for Fushekruje. Emil speaks Macedonian and Serbian, and a little English. I found the timing of our meeting of interest since I only arrived back from Macedonia two days ago. I have known Dan for about four months and have never before “happened” upon him in the city. As to what God’s intent behind me meeting Emil was and is, only time and God will reveal to me. And if His only intent was that I walk away knowing that isvini is the word for “excuse me” in Makedonski, then I am open to that being the case and am ready to move on with my life entirely as I was before.
Imagine, good reader, that there are no natural laws without the presence of a God who loves you more than you might ever hope to comprehend. Imagine that your free will is one part of a grand design, that God is not only the author of existence, but the co-author of your life story. Tomorrow you will see someone you did not expect to see and you can ask yourself one of two questions. 1. How can I get away from this place without the other person seeing me? 2. How does God intend to bless my interaction with this person and how can I contribute to that blessing in kind? Enjoy your day.
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