GOD'S MESSAGES

HEY! I MADE IT! Thought for beginners again I would send this.(until I get the picture thing down). LOLOLO (An email that Mike received)

Several years ago, my husband was invited to spend the weekend at his employer’s home. The boss was very wealthy, with a home on the waterway and cars costing more than our house.

The first day and evening went well, and I was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. My husband’s boss was a generous host and took us to the most extravagant restaurants.

As we were about to enter an exclusive restaurant on evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of us when he suddenly stopped looking down at the pavement for a long, silent moment. There was nothing on the ground except a few cigarette buts and a darkened old penny. The boss reached down, picked up the penny, held it up for a moment, smiled, then put it into his pocket as if he had found a great treasure.

I thought to myself , what need would this man have for a penny? Why did he even take the time to pick it up?

Throughout dinner the, the scene nagged at me until I finally commented that my daughter once had a coin collection and I wondered if he collected coins too?

A smile crept across the man’s face as he reached into his pocket and retrieved the penny and held it out to me. What was the point of this?

“Look at it”, he said, “read what it says”. Aloud I read, I read the words, ”United States of America.” “ No not that, read further.” “one cent” “No , keep reading”. “In God we Trust”. “Yes”! And? ….I asked? “And if I trust in God, the name of God is Holy even on a coin”. Whenever I see a coin I see that inscription. God drops a message right in frond of me to telling me to trust Him. Who am I to pass it by? I stop to see if my trust is in God at that moment. I pick up the coin in response to God, that I do trust in him and for a short time cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God’s way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me God is patient and pennies are plentiful.! When I was out shopping today, I found a penny. I stopped and picked it up and realized that I had been worrying about a few things today. I read the words, In God we Trust, and had to laugh. Yes, God I got the message. It seems that lately I have found a number of pennies in the past few months. But then pennies are plentiful and God is patient.

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If he had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you sunrises and sunsets every day. Face it God is crazy about you.