God’s timing is excellent!
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I just wanted to share an e-mail from my neighbor. I had prayed for over a week for God to tell me who to give this to. Timing is everything….
“Hi Ann, I just just went thru the mail, finally catching up on things and got you letter. You can’t believe how awesome your timing with that was. I was sorta struggling with my faith. I was born and raised Catholic, but lately I have just been struggling. I have had so much dumped on me, more then I feel like I can handle with losing my job and then everything around the house falling apart. But then I have been so involved with my friend, Sarah, and her daughter’s battle with cancer and it is just tearing me up. But your kindness…I don’t know, I can’t think of the right words, but I know you were were right, God spoke to me thru your note, your decion to give it to me, and the $20.00! It isn’t so much the money, it is what God is saying to me, in my time of doubt and frustration, thru you! So thank you so much for that unbelievable gift of helping me to restore my faith!
I get all teary eyed when I think of you and what you have done for me! I am having a hard time seeing this thru my tears =) I will have to tell my mom all of this too, because she was very upset that I was not wanting much to do with God right now. And I totally see things differently now, between you and my friend’s husband, Vern. As if he has nothing else going on, a step daughter fighting for her life, a new born son, and a household for himself to take care of. He says he wants to help me out because I have been there for his step daughter. I of course don’t expect any sort of ‘payback’ but I also understand feeling the need to return a favor. And I can use the help. I believe now that he is being sent to me by God, and your note showed that to me. I was just thinking before that he was just helping me out, now I see the deeper significance, that despite it all, I have sooooo much to be thankful for. Good friends, a loving supportive family, a wonderful Merley girl who got me thru a lot…it goes on and on. And God is behind it all, he is the one that put us where we need to be so our paths would cross. I took in a Great Dane who was in desperate need of getting out of a bad situation. And this dog had to be a Great Dane so you and I would meet and grow into a friendship! I spent the night, last night, pondering things over, your note was the the guiding light for it all and it all became quite clear. I believe I got laid off so I can be available to help Sarah and her family. I believe Merley had to be a dog I took in and not just a dog, but a Great Dane so we would meet. I believe my house started falling apart so Vern would come over and take care of it, showing me that I am not alone, I have friends will to help me out despite all they have, making sacrifices for me. But the most important thing is I BELIEVE!!!! You have no idea how much your note touched me, I just can’t put it into words. I promise I will “pay” you back by doing things for others in need. To continue to do God’s work and show others compassion, kindness, and hopefully touch others they way you have to me. Maybe I can help restore someone else’s faith, I may never know if I have, but God will.
The best way to sum it all up is a saying my mom always says: It is much easier to spell God, then coincidence! (I even had to use spell check to correct the spelling=) I love it. I can not thank you enough!”
– Ann R.
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