Looking For "God Prints"

My brother and I took my mother down state to have surgery yesterday.  Everything went very well and very smoothly.  I thank you all who prayed. I definitely sensed God's presence throughout the day.  I even saw some "God Prints" I guess I will call them.  We have all seen footprints in the sand or in the mud and we know that by seeing those prints we know that someone had been there before.  God leaves His prints around to show us that He is there with us.  The Bible tells us that He is always with us and that He will never leave us nor will He ever forsake us.

I sometimes ask the Lord to show me His presence when I go away somewhere and He always does if I am looking for them.  Some people may look at these things as coincidence, but I don't believe in mere coincidences.  The operation my mom had was uneventful the doctor said.  They didn't have to give her something to put her into a deep sleep, but they gave her a milder one which would have less side effects.  Everyone there was friendly and warm.  One of the nurses that took care of my mother was named Grace.  Another nurse who took mom in a wheel chair ride down to the car after she was discharged looked familiar to my brother.  It turns out that a few weeks prior he and his wife down state and ate at a restaurant and that nurse was seated at the next table.   The surgeon was a doctor that took care of my mother 20 years ago when she was in the hospital for a month downstate.

The Lord loves us so very much and He cares for us.  He wants us to learn to trust Him more and more each and everyday.  Life can be hard and stressful, but the Lord is with us each step of the way.  We may not understand what He is doing or why He allows certain things to happen, but we can know that He is working out things for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purposes.  Life can be tragic and unfair.  Sometimes we feel weary and troubled by all the bad things happening in our world these days.  We must remember that God is aware of all the wickedness that is going on and He is still at work in people's lives drawing them to Himself.

There are some people who will resist the Lord and they will reject His invitation.  We must continue to look for those "God Prints" that He shows us everyday to remind us each and everyday.  We must read the Bible and allow Him to speak to our hearts through His Holy Spirit while we read Scripture.

God is always with us no matter what we are going though and no matter how difficult the path may be.

Lord,
Thank You for showing us little reminders to let us know that You are near us.
We praise Your Name.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
Thank You Lord Jesus for never leaving us and never forsaking us.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.