I was on my way into physical therapy, with a Topsider on my left foot and just a sock on my right. (We've been wondering if some great store will give me half-price on my next shoe purchase since I really only need the left one...) It's fall in western New York, and the thermometer outside isn't going to be rising any time soon, so I was thinking that I needed to add "warm socks and soft booties" to my list of things to get. It probably wouldn't be wise to risk adding frostbite to my purple toes!!
It was a passing thought. I worked through my physical therapy and forgot all about it.
I forgot, that is, until the mail arrived, just as we got back home. Inside an envelope addressed to me from a dear relative was a cheery card covered in sunflowers, along with a check. The note said: "I hope you can buy some new fuzzy warm socks..."
It was mailed several days before. Unbelievable. Well, actually, it's totally believable: "your Father knows what you need before you ask Him," (Matthew 6:8 NIV). What is this love, so richly poured out on me?! That He is so present, that He hears my heart and my thoughts and my voice, and He knows what I need before I even utter a word about it. Gracious God--You are beyond amazing.
Every moment. He's right there in every moment. Before every moment, even. "Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, Lord," (Psalm 139:4 HCSB).
So, I got some fuzzy warm socks...
...and some soft, warm shoes that I can wear on BOTH feet when I go outside. I hadn't even asked for them, and God provided.
"And my God will meet every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus," (Philippians 4:19 NIV).
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