I love "perfect timing" stories - I personally believe they are the actions of our personal and loving God interacting with us in the most intimate of ways - showing us He's involved in every part of our lives! My relationship with my Sweety is full of these stories - we love sharing them with people and marveling at God's goodness! God is so good - all the time! He takes the crazy things that happen and turns them into something wonderful. He also takes the good times, and makes them even better! :) Speaking of, I had a "perfect timing" story yesterday...
We are getting a new business started locally here, and had a Holiday Shop/Grand Opening for it yesterday. As I was getting ready, I stood in my closet and realized that I have NOTHING that portrays "holiday" or "Christmas" other than some satiny tops that don't really work for a casual business setting. I resorted to a fuchsia button down with dress jeans - festive color was the best I could do.
About 15 minutes before the event was to start, the doorbell rang. It was the postman with a surprise box from a friend - my Atlanta Angel. I opened it with eager anticipation, and quickly realized the perfect timing of the situation! It was a button down overshirt in black and white plaid, with Santas and wreaths embroidered in the squares! :) Can you say "holiday" and "Christmasy?" PERFECT!
It turns out she had purchased the shirt for a dear friend, but her dear friend passed away before the gift was given. It was my size, and when we talked the other day, my Atlanta Angel put it in the mail for me. Knowing it was originally for her dear friend made the shirt even more special to me, as I knew her dear friend as well. :)
I promptly changed clothes with the new shirt over a tank top, put on my jingle bell earrings with red cords, switched to white sandals with my jeans, and I was ready to go - NOW with a holiday theme - perfect for the event!
As I was reflecting on the perfect timing of this gift, I was reminded of how many times I had good intentions of doing something but didn't get it done in a timely manner, if at all. When my friend and I were speaking on the phone last week she asked for my address, not in an email (she had that) but right then and there. She was addressing the box. Right then and there.
If my Atlanta Angel would not have put it in the mail when she did, the perfect timing opportunity would have been missed. Granted, I still would have been blessed when I recieved the package even if it had arrived a week later. The shirt is beautiful, and I love that it was intended for our dear friend who is no longer here on earth with us. But because she acted when prompted, she not only blessed me with the shirt, but the unexpected blessing of perfect timing! :)
When the Holy Spirit nudges you to do something, please do it, then and there. We never know how we may bless not only by our action, but by the unexpected blessing of God's perfect timing!
Blessings to you! And thank you again my Atlanta Angel!
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