Tuesday, February 8, 2011

There is no randomness; God is sovereign

Tonight, I ran into a woman, whom I just went on a mission trip with, and her son at Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins. It amazes me to think of all that went into that happening. It certainly did not happen by accident. First of all, Hannah had basketball practice. Hannah decided to check her email at school before we left. Then as we were getting ready to arrive home, I stated, "I need to get gas after I drop you off. Or maybe you can come with me." So Hannah decided to come with me. Perhaps if I had pulled into our driveway to drop her off, I wouldn't have run into my friends. Then, Hannah decided to run in the money. I had been thinking about it, and I gave her an additional $6 for ice cream from Baskin Robbins for the two of us. She would pay for the gas, then get her and me ice cream, and I would just stay outside the whole time. Now I always go to the same gas station because it stops the thing for you. This time it didn't. I went over by $0.42, so I had to go in and pay it. I was done getting gas, so I moved my car up to a parking spot. I didn't have a small bill in my wallet, so I needed to get money from Hannah. As I walked in, I saw this little black boy and his white mom with their backs turned. I thought to myself, "That sort of looks like Josiah. I wonder if that's Mrs. Mavin." I came up behind Hannah and pointed them out to her. Then they turned around, and I knew for sure that it was them. Again, I am amazed by the sovereign role that God took in this situation. There is nothing random that happens.