How God speaks

Later this week my wife faces some serious surgery. When I sat with her in the surgeon's office several weeks ago, and listened to him review the list of unlikely but possible complications, I suddenly saw the seriousness of what was ahead for my wife. So did she! While she has always sought to rest in the Lord, she found herself worried about her upcoming surgery. Unable to allieviate her concerns through Scipture reading and her own prayer life, she asked God for a sign of His watchcare and concern. I was attending a statewide pastors' prayer gathering the very day my wife asked God for that sign. As I gathered with a couple to form a prayer triplet, we asked God to speak to each of us that day. When our initial prayer time ended, the woman asked me if I was married. When I answered affirmatively, she said she felt my wife was carrying a heavy burden and asked if she could pray for her specifically. When I thanked her and told her my wife was facing major surgery, she responded by telling me she had that very surgery the previous year. 2 Corinthians 1:3&4 reminds us that God comforts us so that we may comfort others. How wonderful when people listen to His promptings!