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AuthorMy name is Sue and I live in Colorado. I love Jesus and I follow Him. I started this blog three and half years ago as I sensed God inviting me to write a book. I was advised to start a blog. I decided this Fall 2023 to create a new platform to give the blog a fresh look. It feels more life giving than my original site. |
7/10/2024 0 Comments A faith-filled encounter, ONLY GODHave you ever had an experience and the only explanation was God?
For President's Weekend 2021, Pete and I traveled to Phoenix for a long weekend. My brother Mark lives there. It had been a decade since I saw him. We saw each other last at our dad's funeral, ten days prior. Because he doesn't want to be contacted, I knew I couldn't call or text him. Everywhere we went during this weekend, I would map out my location to his address to see how far we were from where he lives. The words kept ringing in my ears, even if you have faith as small as a mustard seed. (The topic of that week's bible study was faith). I decided to pray. It was our last day. I knew God could make our paths cross. I asked God to have my brother's and my path intercept. Jesus said, if we have faith as small as a mustard seed, we can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there' and it will move. I prayed. I left it in God's hands. Pete and I rented bikes later that day. When I was ready, I decided to ride around the parking lot while waiting for Pete. I went down one aisle and up the next. Then, right before my eyes, I saw Mark. He was coming out of the Ace Hardware. I couldn't believe it. I called out to him, “Mark” and he said, “Who goes there?” I said, “It’s your sister Sue”. I got closer, and we hugged. He invited Pete and I to come over to his house. He told me, Jodi, his ex-wife, was coming over and Lora, his girlfriend, was there too. God set the stage. Mark's openness took me by surprise. A year earlier he wouldn’t even respond to a text I sent. We rented the bikes for an hour. I wanted to ride our bikes over to his house but instead we rode for a little bit, returned the bikes and then went over to his house. WOW, GOD! He answered my prayer. He orchestrated the encounter and even Jodi being at the house. Jodi was like a sister. After they divorced, fourteen years earlier, I struggled with it. We had kept in touch. I was excited to see her as well. I had met Lora once, fifteen years prior. After we visited for a little bit, Pete and Mark went out back to see the landscape project he had been working on. I regret not joining them. I would have loved to have seen the backyard. Pete said it looked like an oasis. I stayed inside to visit with Lora and Jodi. I think everyone was surprised by what took place. Lora said, "I am the one who sent Mark to Ace Hardware to get tubing for our fish tank." Jodi told me that the first thing Mark said to her when she arrived at the house was, “You're not going to believe who I just ran into? My sister Sue.” God opened the door for us to have this encounter. He knew my heart and how much I yearned to connect with him. He answered my prayer. It was a short visit and awkward at times. I was thankful that God orchestrated the encounter and our time together. He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20
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