So I’m praying on my way to work this morning. Praying, and complaining a little. “God, why can’t I know you in a more real way? I want to talk WITH you as a friend, not TO you. Why does it have to be so hard to hear your voice? I wish you would speak directly to me in a more practical and concrete way.” My prayer ends with a puny bit of praise, then I walk in the office and get started with the “practical” and “concrete” part of my day.
Lunch time comes. I decide to go to Wendy’s, which I do every now and then. As I pull into the parking lot, the urge hits me to go in the Dollar General Store that is at the other end of the small shopping center parking lot. I walk into Wendy’s, thinking I might head into the Dollar General AFTER I eat, if I still have time. The line at the Wendy’s counter is way long. Change of plans. I walk over to the Dollar General and go in.
It’s probably been at least 6 months since I was in here last. I wander about a bit, killing time, waiting for the Wendy’s line to diminish. I walk down a little aisle containing a few cheap books. One catches my eye. It’s titled When God Winks At You. It’s only $3. I feel impressed to pick it up. Something tells me “It’s why you are here.” I buy the book and head back to Wendy’s. The line is gone, so I buy lunch.
As I munch on lunch, I crack the book open and begin to read. It’s perfect. I scribble this story on napkins. I stuff the napkins in the book and walk out with a smile on my face and a song in my heart. I have tucked under my arm, a little book with a few inky napkins in it. The book’s title is When God Winks At You. But I am especially drawn to the subtitle: “How God Speaks Directly to You Through the Power of Coincidence.”