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My thirtieth birthday was approaching and I was in search of a perfume. Silly, you might think, but I really liked that perfume. When I was travelling to The Netherlands I looked through every airport. Several shopping malls refused to have what I was looking for and I finally gave up looking. On my birthday I had planned a big party at my parents house. My mother was picking me up at the bus stop. I grew up in a small town. Only about 8000 people live there. Standing there waiting for mom I hear Jesus talking to me. It was not audible, but I could hear His voice through my spirit. He says:"Go into that store there, across the street." I ignored His voice at first. Since I was waiting for mom I did not want to leave our designated meeting spot. Again, Jesus said:"Go into that store, I am going to show you something!" This time I replied: "That store is a hardware store. They sell paint and wall paper and I don't need any of that stuff!" Jesus answered: "Don't be stubborn Ingrid, just go!" So I went, stamping my feet hard to the ground like a child resisting but obeying. As I got into the store I put my hands on my hips and said out loud: "Now what?!" "What am I here for?" "Mom is probably looking for me by now!" The lady in the store was looking at me with a funny face, like: "what is her problem?" Jesus continued: "Look over there to your left." I said:"OK". Then He said: " Over there next to the shampoo, look down." My eyes were scanning the shelf. I didn't know, of all the years I had lived there, that the hardware store carried nail polish, shampoo and all kinds of stuff. Then I spotted it. Deep down at the bottom of the shelf there was one bottle of my favorite perfume and it was on sale! Jesus said: "Happy birthday Ingrid, I love you". I was amazed and He had also timed it perfectly with mom who just pulled up as I walked out of the store!
Maybe you are in a place right now, and you are wondering: "What am I doing here?" It could be that the invisible hand of The Father has lead you. People are looking at you and they act like you do not belong. Stay put, wait and watch because the biggest surprise of your life is just around the corner. |
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