Wow God! Did Not See That Coming!

So funny thing happened tonight (well I suppose now it's considered yesterday),  I picked up a book.  Haha, there's more to it than that.  This book I tried to read nine months ago as one of the required SLI books and I disliked it so much and was so angry and fed up with it that my entire book report was on all the things that I didn't like or agree with (Bryce wasn't too happy).   I was in my room and Daniel (we share a room - the basement) was heading to bed so I thought I should finish up what I was doing, and I suddenly got one of those feelings.  One from God.   One that said, he has something to say to me.  My eyes then noticed a copy of Jesus Calling by Sarah Young that was partially buried in my pile of stuff I'm unpacking. I don't really read it all that often, though I would like to (I usually just forget).   So as I picked up Jesus Calling, this book that I previously really didn't like came to mind.  So having that feeling from God, I grabbed the book and took it and Jesus Calling into the other room.  

I sat at a desk and opened up Jesus Calling to the day's devotion and God just spoke to me through the words on the page.  It's something that I've been asking Him and talking to Him about all summer.  It was something that was regarding the book that I didn't like; it was a subject that was preached about last Sunday at a church I went to; it was a subject that stuck out from a young group I attended last Friday; it was a subject that I have really been talking to God about a lot more so in the past 10 days; it was a subject very present in my life that has been very present in my life.    I was just wowed by God's ability to bring it all together here.  Through the text on the page, He answered questions that I've been repeatedly asking Him often.   Wow God!

I then picked up the SLI book that I didn't like.   And I opened it up and started reading.   I started making lots of notes in the margins and in between the lines.  God opened my eyes to see it in a new way, a way that I did not see it nine months ago.  Had Bryce made me redo my book report then, it would of not been much better. Why? Because my eyes had not been opened to see it as I now see it.   I am seeing so much more now.   I've seen so many revelations in the first handful of pages in this book.  Things that have never occurred to me are now just popping out of seemingly nowhere.  God is Good!  

So I'm looking forward to continuing this book and seeing what else God has for me.  Yes, I don't entirely agree with a lot of what the author is saying, but God is speaking to me through his words in this book, so I will keep reading.   I'm not going to tell you what book it is because I don't want to say "this book is bad" or "this book is good".   I didn't like the book then, and I still don't agree with much of it now, but most, if not everyone else in my class really liked the book and thought it was great.   God speaks to us all in different ways and I don't want to subconsciously sway anyone's opinions of the book if you'll have an opportunity in the future to read it.

All I can say is, "God, you A-R-E Good! I Love you Dad!"  

When I finished the Prelude and the Introduction I looked at the time and it was past midnight.  So I considered continuing, knowing that I really want to hear what else God is saying as soon as I can, yet I also need sleep.  Though I soon found that I was not that tired.  I went upstairs ate a small snack and looked outside in amazement of the beautifully calm, slightly misty/foggy night.  I suddenly had the urge to just go for a early morning walk.  I didn't actually go, but I would of loved to.