Charlyne and I had a quick medical appointment Tuesday afternoon, not far away. We also had supplies being delivered to our home Tuesday afternoon. We trusted God to work out the timing on both. His split-second results were far beyond what we could have ever expected.
Coming home, we pulled up to a four-way stop two blocks from our house. Just as we did, the delivery truck approached the intersection at right angles to us, fell in behind our van and followed us to our front door. That was good timing, but the best is yet to come.
Charlyne has a "God Heals Hurting Marriages" bumper sticker on the back of her van. The delivery driver took notice of that sticker, and as soon as both of our vehicles stopped rolling the delivery driver asked, "Are you a marriage ministry?" What happened next needs to be confidential, but I can say that she not only delivered to us but also left with an arm full of material.
Just think about it. If that truck had arrived at the four way stop a second earlier, or if we had arrived a second later, we would have been following the truck and the bumper sticker would have gone unseen. God's timing is perfect. Out of all of Tuesday afternoon, no doubt the Lord had placed hindrances and helps in both our lives and the life of that delivery person to stack vehicles at an intersection as He did.
Before this day is over someone will be asking about their mate's free will. Certainly we all have a free will. We often take a different route home, or we could have stopped by the Ministry office, since it was nearby. That was our free will, but God's will was that things end up at that intersection just as they did.
Please remember, God's will is always greater than our won't. Regardless of what your spouse may be saying or doing today, God's will is silently running in the background. In the end, the glory will all be His.
