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This is an annoying little phrase I've heard a lot the last couple years. Whenever something works out the way a believer wants, s/he might say, "It's a God Thing!"
Nice coincidences happen to us non-believers too! Why, just today I found a recipe that sounded good, but it called for 1/4 cup white wine. We usually drink red wine, and I didn't want to open a bottle of white just to use 1/4 cup, so I was just going to skip the wine. Lo and behold, what showed up in my mailbox today?!? A bottle of white wine, a particular Chardonnay that my best friend knows I love but can't find locally.
This is an annoying little phrase I've heard a lot the last couple years. Whenever something works out the way a believer wants, s/he might say, "It's a God Thing!"
Nice coincidences happen to us non-believers too! Why, just today I found a recipe that sounded good, but it called for 1/4 cup white wine. We usually drink red wine, and I didn't want to open a bottle of white just to use 1/4 cup, so I was just going to skip the wine. Lo and behold, what showed up in my mailbox today?!? A bottle of white wine, a particular Chardonnay that my best friend knows I love but can't find locally.
A couple of weeks ago my son had a deadline to move out of his apartment because the building was being sold / renovated. Partly because the rental occupancy rate is around 99% in this town, he could not find a place to move that he could afford to pay for. His landlord, seeing this, instead of doing what most landlords would do (go to court and get an eviction notice), offered him an apartment in another property of his at the same rate, because it had just become available and my son always pays the rent on time.
I used to have somewhat of an addiction to gambling. I'd get home on payday, gamble my money away and feel terrible about myself. I'd be down to $10 and need $20 for gas to get to work for the next week. So I'd get lucky and maybe get back $10 and go for another week and repeat.
One time I remember I had just gambled away a particularly large sum of money and I was sitting there thinking "what the hell is wrong with me. I'm done gambling." The problem was that I was down to $0 and I needed to get to work for another week.
So, I started trying to sell my laptop. It was actually pretty depressing. About 10 minutes into doing this, one of my best friend's mom showed up at the door with a letter for me. She said "Congratulations on graduating!! Sorry for being so late with the card!" She gave me $50. I never gambled again. <3
I used to have somewhat of an addiction to gambling. I'd get home on payday, gamble my money away and feel terrible about myself. I'd be down to $10 and need $20 for gas to get to work for the next week. So I'd get lucky and maybe get back $10 and go for another week and repeat.
One time I remember I had just gambled away a particularly large sum of money and I was sitting there thinking "what the hell is wrong with me. I'm done gambling." The problem was that I was down to $0 and I needed to get to work for another week.
So, I started trying to sell my laptop. It was actually pretty depressing. About 10 minutes into doing this, one of my best friend's mom showed up at the door with a letter for me. She said "Congratulations on graduating!! Sorry for being so late with the card!" She gave me $50. I never gambled again. <3
Glory to good! Good reached out and saved you from your addiction!
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