The Hand Of The Lord

I was doing some reading about experiences some of my friends have had where God was clearly taking control of the situation and protecting and guiding them. I thought it would be great to share a couple of them with you all and ask you to share one or more stories of your own where God had clearly moved in your life. My friends' names are Liz and Lee and their words will be in bold. Please add your stories in the comment section so we can all learn of God's hand through your experiences!

Thanks!

Jennifer


"I was driving to what I considered a mission experience, while living in PA. It had been storming, and the roads were slick and treacherous. I had a fever, and should have been in bed, but I really felt that God wanted me to make this appointment with one who had fallen far away from God. I asked God to be with me before I left, and believe me, more times as I drove. At one point, I approached a busy intersection, and when I gently applied the brakes for the traffic ahead, I realized I was on black ice, and had no control of my car. All I could say was, "Jesus, guide this car!" over and over again. I was weak from the fever, but as I pleaded to God, I physically felt what I beleive to be angels take hold of that steering wheel, and guide me safely out of the flow of traffic, and to safety on the side of the road. I cried like a baby, but I was also crying because I knew what had just happened. When I got to my appointment, I shared what had happened, and while I may never know in this lifetime what affect it had on the lady I was seeing, I know the affect it had on me. I haven't thought of that in years. I remember telling some people about it, but there were some that just blew it off as though it was just a coincidence. I know better."-----Liz


"I came very close tonight to what could have been total panic and disastrous worry when I was in the drugstore paying for my order. I went to get my debit card & it wasn’t in my wallet….or my purse…or my pockets etc. I was not upset, because I had cleaned out my purse last night and I thought it had maybe not made it back in and had slipped off my dresser. So I wrote a check and left the store. I was simply going to go home and look on my dresser first. When I got to my car, I had a strange sensation to look into my checkbook and find the last receipt that I had used the card on. It is unusual, but I found it and then this voice inside told me to just drive to the diner where I had taken the grandkids for lunch on Sunday. It is on the other side of town, but I went anyway. I wasn’t the least bit upset…just curious as to why I was heading in the opposite direction from home. I went into the diner and asked a waitress if they had seen my debit card that may have been left on Sunday. She went into the office and came back with one. Then she asked to see ID and also the receipt from Sunday. I ALWAYS clean out my receipts right away and put them safely away, but I had this one STILL in my checkbook. …I never do that!!! Everything matched and she returned my debit card to me. Not once did I panic or was even upset. I was being led the WHOLE way & I felt the hand of Jesus even open the diner door with me… I have had similar encounters when I’ve felt the hand of Jesus lead me and even save my girls & I from a near fatal car accident, but never this exact and never step by step or so precisely. I just sat in my car & started to cry at the thought of God being so close that I could feel him. Lessons learned about checking carefully for my credit card, but more importantly, lessons learned about listening to the voice of God and following. Praise His Name…He is REAL, He is HERE and He LOVES and protects us. AMEN!"------Lee