Don't Miss It!

God just continues to show me things and speak to my heart. And I am learning more and more every day how to recognize his voice and how to be obedient. Mostly everyone already knows that my Grandpa, Papa, passed away this past April. God has really used that situation to reveal himself to me in so many different ways. On this past Father's day my Grandmother and I decided to take the kids and go to the cemetery. While we were trying to get the kids loaded up and ready to go I got one of those strong feelings that I needed to take my Bible and read a scripture while we were there. That feeling I had was God speaking to my heart. Sometimes I'm not sure that it is God but I go ahead and do what I feel he is telling me and every time he just amazes me. I kept looking at my Bible and thought about it and then looked away. I still had that feeling I really needed to take my Bible so then I asked my Grandmother how she felt about me taking it and she thought it was a great idea so I grabbed it and we were out the door. On the way there I told my Grandmother we needed to find something really good to read when we get there so I started flipping through it looking for something that would be perfect. I don't know my Bible very well so I was just flipping through knowing that God would lead me in the right direction. And in less than a minute I turned to:

1 Thessalonians 4:13
Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.

Me and my Grandmother were so amazed at how I was directed right to that scripture. It's so funny how we know our God is a good God and a faithful God but yet we seem suprised every time he comes through. Well we read the scripture and could just feel God's presence and it was very comforting. I was so excited about it that I told my Great-Grandmother about it later that night. She asked me where the scripture was so she could go read it and I wasn't so sure about it but I told her 1Thessalonians 4:13. After I hung up with her I went straight to my Bible so I could double check and make sure I told her the right scripture and sure enough I remembered it correctly. Well I went to sleep that night thinking how awesome it was that God showed me that perfect scripture and how comforting it was to me and my Grandmother. It was a great night. But that wasn't all there was to this story....that's just how God is, when you think "Wow, God is so AWESOME!" He can go and take it to another level if you have and eye to see and an ear to hear. So, the next morning I just kept thinking that there was more to it...and I kept saying in my head "4:13".... "4:13"......"What is it about 4:13?" And then out of nowhere it popped in my head! "PaPa's funeral was on April 13th, 4/13!!!" Wow now that just shows that none of this was a coincidence. Just knowing that God is there with us while we go through the pain of missing someone who we love so much really helps. Just to think....if I would've just went on to the cemetery and left my Bible laying on the table I would have missed all of that! That is a pretty scary feeling. I'm so glad I took my bible even though, at the time, I wasn't 100% sure God was telling me to take it. I love it when God speaks to me and I pray every day that I am able to hear his still small voice even better than before. I mainly wanted to share this hoping that it would help others to hear God speak to them and to be obedient. God loves us and he is always speaking to us in many different ways. DON'T MISS IT!!!!!!!!!!