I love to see what happens when I listen to the voice of Spirit and not question the “WHY” I am led to do something.  A couple of days before I traveled to Rhode Island I went to my bank to withdraw some money. The tellers at the back are so friendly and always comment on the jewelry I am wearing. This one particular day, I got into a conversation with Diane and she told me she worked with the youth in her church. I was led to tell her about my book, “Simply a Woman of Faith.” She said, I would love to read it.”  I told her I had a book in the car and wanted to know if she wanted to buy one.  She said, “I will have to pray about it.” I said, “Okay.” As I walked to my car, I heard God say, “Give her your book as a gift.” I grabbed a book from the car and walked back into the bank to give her the book.  I said, “God wants you to have the book as a gift.” She was so touched and thanked me profusely.

A few days ago, I went back to my bank to deposit some checks. When I walked in, Diane got so excited and said, “I knew you would be back. I wanted to call you, but I decided to wait because you were going to the mainland.  I loved your book and have told everybody about you and your book.  In fact, my minister wants to meet you. When I finished your book, I gave the book to Juanita, the teller next to me and she loved it too and is going to send it to her son.  She was so touched because her mother died a few years ago and her mother’s name was also “Honey.”  Juanita was off that day.

I shared in last week’s blog how my mother “showed up” for me on New Year’s Day when I received the “HONEY” packets from Starbucks.  I heard God say, “I want you to go to the bank and give one of the “HONEY” packets to Juanita tomorrow.  I didn’t question it and said, “Okay God, I will do that.”

When I walked into the bank, Juanita spotted me immediately and quickly came from behind the counter to greet me and give me a big hug. She had tears in her eyes and said, “I loved your book and am sending it to my son to read.  I have to tell you what happened because you are not going to believe this. I started to read your book immediately when Diane gave it to me at the bank.  On my lunch hour that same day, I went to the Salvation Army to browse around. I went to the book section and there staring me in the face was a brand new copy of your book for one dollar.” My jaw dropped open and I had “chicken skin” as they call it in Maui. What are the odds of her finding my book at that perfect and right time when she needed it? I call it a “Godincidence.”