One of the ways I know God is speaking is when he says the same thing again and again. Not that he's beating me over the head to say, "Don't you get it yet?" But more of a reminder, an assurance, "Are you paying attention? Are you listening? Do you see that this is something I want to tell you?"
Does that make sense?
I was catching up on some blog reading this morning. (My Google reader is hugely full and I have to go ahead and admit that sometimes I just push the "mark all as read" button even when I haven't read them at all. It kind of makes me feel bad. I wish there was a "I wish I could read all these posts, but something has to give and this is it" button.)
Anyway, I was catching up on some blog reading (well, it was more of blog "skimming") this morning and saw the same verse three times. Three times in my quick perusing, three times in three different places.
I could go off on a tangent over the three (three in the Trinity; three dimensions of time with past, present, future; three wheels on a tricycle, three holes in a Twinkie). But maybe I should just pay attention to what the verse said.
It's one I've memorized in the past, one that I memorized during a particularly hard season (spring 2005 is what is marked in my Bible), one I've taught, one that fits the season we're in remarkably well.
"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland."
It's a little weird how well it fits. And a little bit weirder because of some things that happened just last night. Yesterday morning, it wouldn't have jumped out to me quite the same way.
God's timing is perfect. That's something I know. Something I believe. Something I trust.
And it's something that continues to catch me off guard at times, to cause me to catch my breath in amazement, to raise goosebumps.
Isn't he amazing?
Twinkies have 3 holes???
Posted by: chapmanchick | January 05, 2010 at 07:52 AM
Yes! He is amazing. And if I love you so very much, how much more does He? Immeasurably!!
And yes, I'm surprised about the twinkies, too.
Posted by: Holly @ Crownlaiddown | January 05, 2010 at 08:31 AM
Lol! I hit that button on my google reader OFTEN lately! Or I scroll through and hand pick certains ones to read... as I'm doing with yours today, and read only those and mark all the others as "read" even though they aren't!
And gosh, three times is like a two by four! LOL! I have that verse written out on an index card on a ring in my 'study basket'! It's a GREAT one.. I just read it yesterday! LOL!
Posted by: Angie Platten | January 05, 2010 at 02:15 PM
I love when He does that - even if it is in correction - because it makes me feel again - the He loves me!!!
Posted by: Kristy | January 05, 2010 at 04:48 PM
Love it when we catch a glimpse of His hand moving our circumstances to remind us that He is for us. My favorite song these days is by Kari Jobe, I know that You are for me!
Posted by: Jennifer White | January 05, 2010 at 07:30 PM
I agree! God transcends time and space to reveal His words to us! It gave me goosebumps too as I know who needs to read this verse from Him! Thank you!
Posted by: Mary Ann | January 05, 2010 at 09:57 PM
Hey Jennifer! How are you doing? Hows your new job?
Toben made me an administrator for the two ignite fb page so Im good and dont need anything else from you. :)
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Posted by: Joanne Heim | January 06, 2010 at 05:12 AM
Just popping in on Monday morning to say he's still doing this--all weekend long, in fact. Speaking the same words and phrases from a bunch of different sources about some really specific things I've asked.
I'm amazed at how much God speaks when I am really paying attention and listening. He's incredible.
Posted by: Joanne (The Simple Wife) | January 11, 2010 at 06:20 AM