I think it would be fun to see God's hand working in real time. I see it in retrospect. I would love to see into the spiritual world for a day and have my eyes open to what was going on in whole; body, mind, spirit. That is where faith's place is, but for fun.....
What if an angel's hand cradled the head of my child as they launched themselves towards the corner of the fireplace.... wall.... cupboard....
What if God whispered in my ear to wake up just as my son was climbing on the stool, on top of the chair, to get to the candy hidden in the top cupboard.
What if God spoke directly to my heart as I had my shower to step out and find my son who had climbed on the stove, turned it on, and turned it back off. Maybe God was speaking to him to turn it back off too before he cooked his little bum.
What if I saw God standing beside me waiting for the time to take my family out of the city.
What if he drove us to a place where we learned healing, forgiveness, faith.
What if he whispered a verse, a song, to encourage my friend, that in turn encouraged me.
What if I saw the thread he wound around us.
What if I could see the angels standing guard at my children's bedroom doors as they slept.
What if I even saw the second a car flew back onto their own side of the road before I turned the corner.
What if I felt the hand of God on my back.
What if I saw the return of a giving spirit in whole of what I received.
What if I could see what was coming from the seeds I planted today.
Maybe if I didn't have so many "what if's" I would stop second guessing God and imagining awful fates, and start seeing God's hand. Most of these things have happened and there is no what if about them. It was God. He is in control. At least if I add the what ifs of a faithful God to the what ifs of a circumstantial world, I will have hope and in retrospect, joy.
Philippians 4:4-9 (check it out).
Beautiful. :)
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