So, I was driving home this evening after meeting with a guy who I am helping grow in the faith. As I passed one of the new strip malls that houses an oil change business and a tire shop, I noticed that the second letter on the neon sign of the tire shop was burned out. It read: G_OD YEAR. "Cool," I thought.
Was it a sign from God? Would God burn out a letter on a new neon sign just to give me a sign? Sounds good. I'll take it... Except that stuff that Jesus said about a wicked and perverse generation needing a sign. Well, I didn't really need a sign - or ask for one - so maybe this was okay. But then, I kinda felt bad for the owner of the new biz. having problems with his new sign and all.
I have bumped into a few folks who would have fallen down and worshipped on the spot, built a little shrine, opened a gift shop, or - sent out one of those e-mails with cheesy Casio generated music in the background, and fat little angels wisping about the page with words that tell you to send it to ten others and that, if you love Jesus, not to break the chain of the "sign" blessing. "It was a sign ON a sign. It HAD to be from God! God is going to bless me and you and all who read it THIS year. I declare and prophesy: IT IS A G_ODYEAR."
Goodyear, G_odyear - no big dif. to me. It is a distinction without a difference. A G_odyear is a Goodyear. And, a Goodyear is a Godyear. I would have even been blessed by a burned out "r". Goodyea_! Oh yeah! A burned out "d" would have alarmed & confused me: Goo_year. And, I have definitely had years that were missing both the "g" and the "o": _ _odyear. So....with all of that in mind - it must have been from God. Look for an e-mail soon. Don't break the chain! (Gotta borrow a Casio and get busy).
Rambling on...Did you hear the one about Paddy, an Irishman, who was late for a meeting and was having trouble finding a parking place? In desperation he cried out to God and said, "Dear God, if you'll please give me a parking place I promise to go to church every Sunday and give up me Guinness and Whiskey!" Miraculously, a parking spot appeared, at which Paddy said, "Never mind God, one just opened up!"
Blessings -
CJ
4 comments:
good one cuz
We are doing a bible study on eschatology on Friday nights and one of the things we see over and over again is Jesus told us to watch for signs.......:)
God wants to encourage us even in the little things. I don't think he burned out the sign, but since it was burned out, he positioned you to see it for the "cool" thought of encouragement for the day. "Cool!"
I look for and enjoy these little things in life that some people accept as coincidence. I prefer to see them as quiet love notes from God to us...just small reminders that He's there, and He cares.
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