I Put Them There For You (The Pens)

On my Sunday, January 24th entry, I wrote about the experience I had with the Holy Spirit telling me where to find a particular blue dress that I really wanted (even though I didn't know such a dress existed). That experience was not unique... I have had many like it. Shortly before Christmas 2003, I needed to buy two black, erasable pens for one of my boys for school. I had a huge list of places I needed to go that day before getting my kids off the school bus in the afternoon. After running many of my other errands first, I stopped at Walmart to get the pens and a few other things. When I went to the "school and office supply" aisle, I found that the hook where these particular pens would have been was empty. I looked all over the wall to see if they might be somewhere else. I was getting tired from my hours of running since early morning, and I knew that I had at least two more stops to make before I went home to get my kids. I was getting ready to leave the store when the Holy Spirit said to me They are waiting here for you. So, I continued to look. Nope. No black, erasable pens anywhere. Again, They are waiting here for you. Of course, I thought I was crazy. But, feeling like I had truly heard from the Holy Spirit, I thought, "God, if they are here, please help me find them." Without any effort of my own, my head turned toward an area much further down the aisle. They are waiting there for you I heard within myself. Though I thought I had completely lost my mind (despite already having a few of these experiences), I walked down the aisle in faith. I stopped at the shelf where my eyes had landed. They are in there. I put them there for you. I quickly began digging through a huge pile of post-it notes. I was stunned when I uncovered what was underneath... a pack of 2 black, erasable pens. Very surprised, I kept digging to see if there were more. But there weren't. Just one pack of exactly what I had needed. My eyes filled with tears. I just couldn't believe what I was seeing. This experience, though involving something as seemingly insignificant as pens, really helped to build my trust that I hear God's Voice very clearly. And, it showed me just how much God really wants to be a part of every single moment of our lives if we will just "let Him in."