BREAKING PROTOCOL
-Our Journey of Sunflowers and Rainbows-
I had a Divine Appointment here at the house this morning. Yes! Well, I was still laying in bed (recuperating from acute bronchitis)someone rang the doorbell. With our Vivint system, I can see them and talk to them through the speaker. It was someone from the pest control company coming to spot treat an area of potential termites/carpenter ants. They had tried to come last Thursday, but that was when I ended up going to urgent care and they told me they would call back this week. Instead of calling ahead, they showed up. Good thing because if they had called, I would’ve told them don’t come today. Graciously, the young technician offered to come back another day; however,I told him through the speaker to give me five minutes and I would let him in.
Of course I let him know that I had bronchitis but was no longer contagious and was Covid and influenza A/B negative. He acted unfazed with my hacking but I stood by the big picture of Rachel on the wall and told him that I know some people are very sensitive, such as myself, about this because of Covid. Abruptly he interrupted “yeah I worked with….” but then stopped for me to finish. I proceeded to tell him about our Rachel going to heaven. He put his hand over his mouth and finished his original statement. “I worked with her at Kohl’s. I’m so sorry. She was one of the true lights that our world needed. I guess heaven needed her more. She was real, unlike most people.” He was expressing condolences and here I was beaming from ear to ear because I realized what was going on! “Her smile,“ he continued “I remember her smile!“ Of course this made me beam even more so I was bold and as I stood beside Rachel‘s picture, I asked “You know if Rachel was here right now she would want to know if you were right with the Lord?” This young man assured me that he was. He finished his spot treatment, explained about these ants, and got ready to leave.
I asked if I could pray for him, and he assured me that he prayed daily. So I flipped that script! “Would you allow me to pray a prayer of BLESSING over you?“ I mean, who is going to turn something like that down, right? This young man certainly did not. So I closed my eyes and thanked God for this man who was created in His image, was fearfully and wonderfully made, and that the very desire of his heart would be granted in a way that would give God glory and he would feel it.“ I left the rest up for the Holy Spirit. But you know what happened? I opened my eyes and that young man had his head bowed and hands lifted! Was he a believer? That’s between him and God. He certainly believes to some degree and I believe that it is more today than it was yesterday. The rest is up to the Holy Spirit. I don’t believe that God MAKES us get sick, but I do believe He ALLOWS the timing. See, the original pest control guy was supposed to come on Thursday afternoon when I ended up at urgent care and had to cancel. This way, a different young man who had previously worked with Rachel and remembered her was the one sent to our house. Thank You God that Your thoughts and ways are higher than mine! (Isaiah 55:8-9)
Rachel's Voice 