I’m chuckling this morning at our amazing and sometimes whimsical God. I love the way the Holy Spirit breaks in on my humdrum workday with sneak attacks of His faithful love. Although I invite Him into my day regularly, when He shows up unexpectedly, as He did yesterday, I am struck with the wonder of His kindness, faithfulness and sometimes, just downright playfulness. 

   One our student accounts had fallen through the cracks and had received full services with never having paid up front, which is customary. The window of time available to collect this money was facing a critical point when I discovered the missed payment. We basically had only hours before we would have lost all legal leverage to collect.

   Had I not been able to collect those funds, it would not have gone well for any of us in the office, if my boss were to become aware of this loss.

    A family member responded to a message I had left that morning, and gave me the credit card information to satisfy the debt. Entering the credit card information into the credit card machine, it became apparent that I had failed to get an expiration date for the card, which was necessary to complete the transfer of funds.

   Since I had no way to reach this family member again, as he did not live at the student’s address, I was momentarily perplexed.

   Realizing the infinite number of random combinations of expiration dates, there was no way I could discover the expiration date on my own.

  Impulsively I said, “Lord, You know all things. What’s the expiration date?”  Admittedly it was more of an impulse than a prayer of real faith.

  Immediately I heard this quiet little thought, “05/11.”

  ”Hmmmmmn!” I thought, ” I’ll just go for it and see what happens.”

   To my utter amazement, the card cleared. The Holy Spirit nailed it!  The day was saved.

  His faithfulness goes so far beyond our spiritual needs. His faithfulness is about our every need. The minor details  of our lives are important to Him so much more than we realize. 

   Glancing up as I write this post, the date, 5/11 caught my eye once again. Instantly I heard that same quiet voice, that spoke that number to me yesterday, suggest, “Look at Psalm 5:11.”

“But let them who take refuge in you, Lord, be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread  your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.  For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as a shield.”    ~~ Psalm 5:11-12

  It seems God is making a point here. I believe the God point is that He desires  continual interaction with His people in all that we do. He delights in being welcomed into our every situation and is willing to show us His favor and bless us in ways we might never have imagined.  He longs to delight us with His goodness.

  This kind of interaction, where God breaks through in unexpected situations, is being what  I call “practically prophetic.”

 Blessings as you invite Him into your day today. May your today also be practically prophetic!

  Patty