It's a God Thing

Our daughter took my wife out the other day for lunch and the lady working there came to their table and asked my daughter, “Is this your mother?”  The answer, of course, was yes.  And then the lady exclaimed, “I just love your mom!”

My wife and I had eaten there several times prior to this day, and she was acquainted with the lady.   But what was it about her that caused the woman to express admiration?

Katie, as I call my wife, is always trying to make others feel important by complementing them, smiling at them, and recognizing them with words of kindness.  No doubt, this is why the worker expressed kindness in return.

I have heard Katie say more than once that she wants to be just like her mother and show God’s love.  Mom, as I called her, was most definitely a woman of God and did not hesitant to express her faith in Jesus Christ.  She loved people.  The same God that was in her is in Katie.

It was God’s Spirit that drew me to her in the first place.  His presence was obvious when speaking with her on the phone for the first time after a lady in my church gave me her telephone number.  I surmised that there was someone very special at the other end of the line.  This was before cell phones…Teehee.

I was at my father’s house when I made the call.  When I got off the phone, after talking with her for almost an hour, I turned to Dad and said, “I think I found the one I’ve been looking for.”  I was drawn to this individual before I even met her.

There was something about the gentleness of the inner person that I sensed.  She was and still is a born-again Believer, so it had to be Christ within her that was sending out waves of wholesome vibes that I picked up on.

Katie has always championed others before herself, just as her mom did when she was alive.  Our daughter has the same Spirit within her.  I have heard her say on different occasions, “It’s a God thing.”  This phone encounter with Katie had to be a God thing, because we married six months later.

How many times have you met someone that you felt was out of the norm?  You couldn’t put your finger on it, but you knew there was something special about that person.  They were probably a Christian. 

I am sure it was refreshing to see a smile coming your way and feel their vibe of kindness in a society where frowns are becoming commonplace.  Interaction with others is not what it used to be.

I am finding that more and more people are less friendly and wearing a scowl on their face, because of high inflation and our economy falling apart.  Perhaps they lost their job and are trying some way to make ends meet.  Surely, there are other things disturbing the mind of those that feel they are adrift without a rudder.

Worry can certainly take the joy out of living.  I can understand why frowns are present more than ever before.  I recognize that the peace of God may be absent in many people that are searching for answers to their problems. 

Everyone needs a kind word spoken to them.  Everyone needs to feel that things are going to get better.  We need to take note and help where we can.  Were it not for God’s grace, I could be in the same, desperate situation.  If a genuine need presents itself and we fail to respond to the call for help, how does the love of Jesus dwell within us?

If we can give assistance to people that are struggling, and God is speaking to our heart to do so, it’s a God thing to follow through and stretch forth a helping hand.  We will be blessed for it.

Instead of a scowl, I saw the light that Katie projected the very first time I saw her after setting up a time to meet at her parent’s house.  Thank you, God, for Your faithfulness to me.  I knew if I waited for the right person to come along that God would fulfill His promise to me, because His timing is perfect.

Things certainly went my way when I recognized that it was the Holy Spirit radiating from Katie’s soul.  I valued her relationship with Him, because my bond with the Lord was certain and my desire was to meet someone with the same values.  I knew there was more to her than just her surface beauty.  She was beautiful inside.

You have heard the phrase, “Beauty is only skin deep.”  My sweetheart is beautiful inside and out and everyone sees it.  I am blessed to know that God loved me very much to give me such a wonder woman as my helpmate.

I am thankful that I put God first in my life.  In doing so, He gave me the desires of my heart.  Like our daughter said, “It’s a God thing.” 

(Matthew 6:33), “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Written by,

Papa Boyd