Godwinks

GODWINKS

By: C. Mason Davis

A senior citizen drove his brand-new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little gray hair he had left. Amazing, he thought as he flew down I-94, pushing the pedal even more. Looking in his rear-view mirror, he saw a state trooper behind him, lights flashing and siren blaring. He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120. Suddenly he thought, what am I doing? I'm too old for this and pulled over to await the trooper's arrival. Pulling in behind him, the trooper walked up to the Corvette, looked at his watch, and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason for speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go." The old gentleman paused. Then he said, "Years ago, my wife ran off with a state trooper. I thought you were bringing her back." "Have a good day, sir," replied the trooper.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

James 1:17, Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

When things happen in your Christian walk of faith and you say to yourself what a coincidence you should know that it’s not, it is the right hand of God working in your life. You desperately needed money for groceries and while cleaning you found 50 dollars. Your car wouldn’t start so you go back in your house, and you get a call that some drunk driver just got into a car accident by the front entrance of your neighborhood. The exact place you were going to be at the exact time you were going to be there.

You find five dollars and a homeless guy asks you for money. You’re going through trials in life and 6 months later you find someone who is going through the same trials you had so you help them. When you go through suffering remember it’s never meaningless. You randomly evangelize to someone, and they say before you told me about Jesus, I was going to kill myself. Your car breaks down and you come across a good mechanic.

You need hip surgery and your neighbor, who is a doctor does it for free. It is God’s hand that is in your life. When we overcome trials because God helped us and as time passes on and we go through another trial Satan tries to discourage us by making us think it was just a coincidence.

Tell Satan, “You’re a liar! It was the mighty hand of God and He will never forsake me.” Give God thanks because often times He helps us without us even realizing it. It is no coincidence that He answers prayers at the right time. How great is our God and how awesome is His love! God’s plans will stand. Even when we mess up, God can turn bad situations into good ones.

Godwink: what is a Godwink? It is a new word for those little coincidences that aren’t coincidence but come from divine origin. Godwinks are always a sign of hope.

Perhaps the moral of the joke is that it is actually a Godwink. Maybe this senior citizen is a faithful man of God who just got carried away driving his new Corvette. Maybe God intervened between the man and the trooper so he wouldn’t end up with a speeding ticket. Let’s call God’s wink at this situation the man’s “get out of jail free card.” Perhaps God winked at this man and gave him hope that his comical response might just get him off the hook.

When life gets confusing, stressful, or even tragic, you may wonder if God sees or cares about you. Then a coincidence or answered prayer enters your life and changes it for the better. These personal touches don’t happen just by chance. They’re messages sent directly from God to you – winks from a loving Father who wants you to know He’s watching over you. He is constantly with you no matter what you’re doing or where you are. He knows all! But how do you know if a coincidence that occurred is a Godwink from Him? How do you recognize them?

There are innumerable ways you can recognize when God is winking at you.

For example, try a test. Even if you’re not sure that God exists, decide to act as if He does, telling Him that you’d like Him to reveal Himself to you. Philippians 2:13 “For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Try placing your trust in His existence, then look for communication from Him. Know that He will be faithful to respond if you’re sincere in your desire to know Him.