I have written before about God sightings, happenings which come directly from the hand of God. Very often people do not even notice them, or give credit to luck rather than God. But when we notice them, our faith grows, our worship is strengthened and our relationship with God deepens.

This week I’ve had several I’d like to share with you.

First, the morning after a big thunderstorm, I was out working in the yard when suddenly a very large limb fell off the tree, right above two vehicles, one mine, one a neighbor’s! But it fell right between the car and truck. No damage was done. Obviously, God’s protection!

I was working in the woods across the road from my house. The bank going up into the woods was steep, so I tied a rope to a tree to help get me up and down. On one trip down, I backed down the bank and stood right at the edge of the pavement. Normally I would have immediately stepped back on the road, but hesitated, and a car came going very fast, probably 60, and missed me by only a couple of inches. If I had taken one more step, I’d have been dead! God’s protection.

I am pulling logs out of the woods for a building project, using a big winch. It’s been a learning process and at one point I seemed to have overheated the new winch and it began to smoke! Not a good sign! So, I shut it off and went home, offering the sacrifice of thanksgiving, not knowing the outcome. The next morning, I tried to use it again—and, it worked just fine! God’s provision and protection.

I let a homeless guy living in our tower use my car. I’d noticed a slight noise at times when driving it, and so did he. When he got back, he jacked it up, found that a strut had broken, fixed it and it now it runs fine. Knowledgeable guy, willing to help, solved my problem.

Last week I drove to providence and bought some metal roofing for a project. It turned out to be a lot heavier than I expected, but loaded it up anyway. After driving a mile, there was a rough spot in the road and I hear a “bang.” From then on at every little bump, the rear tire would rub on something. What could I do but pray and keep on driving—and we made 60 mile drive safely home! God’s protection and provision.

These are things to remember, especially when faced by another problem. As God helped me then, He will help me now, as I “run the race laid out for me, looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of my faith”! (Heb 12:3)