Let me tell you about our God.
He is truly faithful and He will always make His presence known.
It’s up to us to pay attention.
For example, the Friday before last, I was on another solo trip to Carolina Beach, North Carolina. It was past 10pm and I was taking a walk on the beach. As I walked, I passed couples, groups of friends, and families enjoying themselves together. For the first time during this trip I thought to myself, “I guess it would be nice to be here with someone else.”
I quickly checked my thought process, continued my walk and took in the view of the moon reflecting off of the water.
As I made my way back to the access point near my hotel, I pulled out my phone to record myself and the water. Within 30 seconds of the video I heard a song start playing.
Now the beach was steps from the boardwalk, where music from restaurants and bars was common.
However, the song playing was Reckless Love and that was quite unexpected. (If you haven’t heard it, go do so)
To my right was an access point to the boardwalk, so I left the beach to listen. Right off the access point, a live performer was playing his guitar and singing on a rooftop. (I later found out it was American Idol contestant Matthew Sexton.)
Within seconds others began gathering near me and recording. It was beautiful to see people come together to worship our God.
Matthew sang one more worship song and ended his performance.
One of the people who gathered near me was a 24 year old videographer, named Zach. Zach had lived in the area for the past 8 years and was shocked to hear worship on the boardwalk, something he said was a rare occurrence.
Seeing so many people stop everything for worship had both of us beyond excited. We were on fire and spent the next hour talking about our love for the Lord, what He’s brought us through, and our prayers for the world around us.
After realizing the time, we went our separate ways. As I walked back to my hotel, it dawned on me how quickly God can act.
Within 10 minutes, I went from thinking it would be nice to be there with someone, to reminding myself I’m never alone with Him, to Him making His presence known and bringing community to me.
That song playing was Him calling me. All I had to do was answer.
I cried tears of gratitude all the way back to my room.
Let me tell you about our God…He WILL show up. He WILL supply ALL your needs. Every time.
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:19
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