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Godsend stories
Are life’s out-of-the-blue windfalls and breakthroughs the result of serendipity,
smarts
or good luck? Or because Someone is looking out for us?
These folks say the latter.
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered
A
man is called to attend Bible college without having the money for any
expenses. Trusting God’s call and provision, he heads there anyway. read more
Excuse me
“It had been an emotional few months since my sister-in-law had died,” writes this contributor. “I needed to hear from God, but He seemed to be missing.” And then she
felt a tap on her shoulder.
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Loaves and fishes, circa 2011
Jobless and her pantry almost empty, a woman makes a discovery that feeds her soul as well as her body. read more
Direct dial to heaven
In her haste to phone a relative about her son’s injury, she dialed the wrong number. But she made the right connection. read more
God shows a nervous mom who's in charge
It was her coed daughter's first plane trip alone. Mom worried, prayed, gave advice. The day came, and with it a phone call. read more
Perfect timing
Getting
separated from her tour group in a foreign city was not on her
itinerary. Neither was an encounter with a tall, handsome stranger.
But it was all divinely scripted.
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A hands-on response from God
An
angry husband confronting God over the loss of the couple's unborn
child finds unexpected guidance in the pages of a long-forgotten
Gideon Bible. Equally unexpected is the divine encounter that follows. read more
Trusting God, heart and sole
On
an ordinary workday, a woman is prompted by the Holy Spirit to pray to
be blessed. She soon receives a very fitting response from God. read more
High finance
Running
on faith and a shoestring, Crossroads Community Ministries' finances
were stretched to the limit. Where would they find the money they
needed to keep assisting the many counting on them? read more
Pass it on
Her
lifelong dream to be a doctor suddenly in tatters, a distraught young
woman desperately prayed for guidance. She got it — and how it all
happened is one for the history books. read more
Samaritans in the aftermath
Returning
home after Hurricane Katrina and finding they'd lost everything, a
family in need is given a helping hand and a very precious gift
from some caring strangers.
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Visited by Joy
Sometimes
we can’t see the forest for the trees. And sometimes we’re so
distracted, we can’t even see the trees. Here’s how God got the
attention of someone consumed by chopping away at her To Do List. read more
Tickled pink...and purple
A girl discovers that her one cherished toy has disappeared with a playmate. And with times already tough for her family, a new one was not an option. read more
A match made in heaven
Newly unemployed, did
Sherri dare change careers after twelve years in banking? And could God
find her the ideal job before the money ran out? read more
Elton John to the rescue
A woman's TV project to
help homeless moms and kids starts out smoothly but then runs off the
rails. Just when all seemed down and out, a very famous person sounded
off on the matter. read more
Family ties
Children can suffer
untold physical and emotional damage when a parent is a substance
abuser or worse. A survivor tells how a “random” assignment of a social
worker to her case turned into her Godsend. read more
Not Just Bi-Polar: A True Story of Hope
The must-read story of a woman's courageous odyssey as she confronts a debilitating family legacy. In three parts. read more
Love in any language
Her summer plans were
to: 1) Go to France with a girlfriend, and 2) Work on her suntan.
Somehow she ended up in China — on a very different mission. read more
God send word -- with a smile
A woman praying to rest
in God's guidance while house hunting soon finds her mind on overwhelm.
Until, that is, God bends her ear. read more
The best headhunter in all creation
Suddenly his job in a
highly specialized field was history — but the mouths to feed and
bills to pay were still very much present. It was time to network like
never before. So he dialed his hotline to heaven. read more
A big hint from God
God had clearly called
her out of teaching, but months later, a woman had yet to learn her
next step. Weary of living in limbo, she decided to return to her old
job. Find out what God had to say about that. read more
A Godsend from down under
She was a heaven-sent
companion for an older couple — and a loyal, courageous cat who was a
good and faithful servant to the end. read more
God and rocket science
Who was this wanderer
and why had they crossed paths not once, but twice? An aerospace
engineer ponders the divinity of the encounters. read more
All the right moves
Transitioning her aging
mother from home to assisted living seemed all but impossible, both
emotionally and logistically. So she prayed. A lot. read more
The simple life
It was a wake-up call no
single homeowner cares to hear — and it was coming from the bathroom.
So she asked the Lord what to do. Simple. Problem solved. read more
Message in a bottle
When grappling with
searing, chronic physical pain, our faith can suffer equal distress.
One lady tells how God led her through such a crucible. read more
A hunger, filled
After praying for
others, a woman turns to God for help with losing weight. The answer
she receives is anything but conventional weight-loss advice. read more
Man asks for directions! God delivers.
Never mind the old
adage, “You can’t get there from here.” Facing a professional
crossroads, a man asks God to show him – and his young family – the
way. read more
Higher Education
A woman recalls how the
hand of God was at work when, as a college coed, family finances set in
motion a chain of events that shaped her destiny. read more
Keeping the faith
Trying to hold things
together after his wife leaves, God brings healing to a church music
director through an unorthodox opportunity to tend someone else's
emotional wounds. read more
Journal of hope
In the hospital chapel
to pray for her very ill mother, Joy S. sought comfort and answers from
God. She found them both in the handwritten musings of a total
stranger. read more
The turnaround
His was the classic
scenario of “Marry in haste, repent in leisure.” With everything
falling apart around him, he turned the “repent” part over
to God. read more
Mozart and the message from dad
When her plans for the
future don’t play out as envisioned, a disappointed woman hears a
message of hope from her deceased father – by
way of a musical genius. read more
A child of the king
Ginny S. has known from
a tender age the pain of abandonment, rejection and loss. But the day
came, she writes, that "out of the ashes of
my life, God made something beautiful." read more
The ultimate job-search strategy
In between jobs, Donna
S. decided her next one would meet every criteria she set — or no go.
What's more, she decided she'd wait on God to bring her this perfect
job. Was her hands-off approach pure faith or folly? read more
More than an emotion
He was hoping that he
and his wife would hear something from the adoption agency. He
certainly wasn't expecting to hear from God. read more
Flirting with disaster
Is the old saying,
"thoughts have wings," true? And what if those thoughts are selfish?
One woman tells her story of unintended consequences. read more
From overwhelmed to overjoyed
Two weeks at home,
confined to bed after surgery? How would this single woman manage?
First, she panicked. Then she prayed. read more
Grandmother's parting gift
As her grandmother lays
dying, a woman learns a lifelong lesson about the power of prayer on
others -- especially when it's "a selfish prayer." read more
Divine marching orders
“The Lord spoke to me as
clearly as if He was standing at my side. …I nearly fainted!” Read what
happened when God led a woman to reach out to a friend who seemingly
had it all — including an addiction to alcohol. read more
Facing bulimia - with faith
Although
she was The 2004 Mrs. Georgia, she was consumed by doubts and fears
that drove her to an "eating-disordered" life. For years she struggled,
until one day God showed her a better path. read more
Legacy of a tragic death
In the wake of the
murder of a beloved minister, a college student grieved and prayed to
God: “What can I do to keep this from happening to anyone else?” Find
out if she was up to the answer. read more
God called, they dialed
Best friends drift apart
as their spiritual lives do the same. And then one day, a heartfelt
prayer turns into a mind-blowing reconnection. read more
In the grip of depression
A
minor event triggers a man’s bout with this debilitating disease. When
he manages to uphold a weekly commitment at his church, the outcome is
anything but routine.
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Through a child's eyes
While on a
church-sponsored relief trip to Honduras, a woman gains a whole new
perspective once she's on the inside looking out. read more
Truffles from heaven
She
calls them "truffles from heaven" -- those memorable moments when we're
touched by the hand of God. And she even ties in the wisdom of Forrest
Gump to help us better appreciate these choice gifts of grace. Food for
thought from Texas author and speaker, Kali Schnieders. read more
The Great Physician
She knows all too well the face of cancer and the struggles to battle it back. But she doesn't go it alone. read more
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