In His Timing Only

I'm the type of person who believed that the Holy Spirit revealed Himself to those who would listen. And in amazing, uncommon ways.

Uncommon, especially.

If there was one thing I struggled more than others in my spiritual life, it would be this miniature thing called trust. Trusting something, Someone Whom I couldn't see. Trusting Him when life was smooth-sailing, and trusting Him when life was raging with storms.

But He has reminded me, in His own way, many, many times, that He was real.

I was reading a book with Caleb today, and the Holy Spirit revealed Himself once again to me through a colorful page that would only attract children, like a brushing wind, so subtle, yet so real. I couldn't deny it.

"Each time I pray, I believe that God hears me and that He will answer my prayers. But I need to trust God to answer in His own way and whenever He wants to. Sometimes this is hard to do! Maybe someone special to me is sick, and I want them to get better right away. Or there's something I really want, and I don't like waiting for it. It always helps to remember that my job is to pray. God's job is to answer my prayer. So I need to do my job and let God do His job. I say, "God, help me to wait patiently for You to answer my prayers."

~From the book,
What Happens When I Talk to God~

Like I said, uncommon. He would speak to me even through my son's book.