Is that you God?

Have you ever had two events happen at the same time by accident, but yet are connected? Have you ever said to yourself “I must have been in the right place at the right time”?  Some people call these events a coincidence. I’ve come to recognize them as little God moments and I see them often in my life. If we take the time to connect the dots, sometimes we can see God’s gentle hands at work. My family knows, all to well that I try to see God’s hand in all situations. They don’t always agree with my way of thinking, but once in a while I see a glimmer of hope. 

While on vacation in Florida, my husband and I decided to spend the day at one of the lovely pools our resort had to offer. We picked up our towels at the front desk and proceeded to a quiet  area in the back of the resort. We thoughtfully picked our location, second row to the pool, close to the swaying palms for shade and next to a table with an umbrella.

The table appeared to be deserted except for a  bottle of 30 SPF sunscreen. As we nestled into our little piece of paradise, we suddenly realized, we didn’t have sunscreen. Wanting to respect the property of another, we sat, contemplating the bottle on the table. What if it was forgotten? Surely they’d come back for it. Should we use it and take our chance’s? 

An hour went by with no sign of the owners. My husband dropped his T shirt over the back of one of the chairs, partially claiming the table. A few minutes later he was applying the sunscreen and handed the bottle to me. He looked at me and asked “Do you think God put that there”? I deliberately said “yes”

We ordered lunch and sat at the table accompanying the bottle of SPF 30 into the late afternoon. No-one ever came back to claim the sunscreen or the table. As we were gathering our things to leave I asked my husband “What do you want to do with the sunscreen”?

I was so proud to hear him respond “I think we should leave it there”.

Later that afternoon, as I was going out to run an errand, he reminded me not to forget to buy sunscreen. He was pleased when I returned with the same exact bottle, only this one had a 20% off tag on it.

I can’t help but smile when I think how wonderful it was to see him recognize God in a bottle of sunscreen, then blessed with a discount for doing the right thing. We all have little God moments in our lives. The real blessing is when we recognize them.

Or maybe it might be a way for us to start recognizing God in general.  
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