Nudges

Who would have thought when I woke up that morning what God would orchestrate through the nudges of the Holy Spirit?

I grabbed my purse, ready to walk out the door, and saw the box of newly arrived Kimwani audio Bibles. I should always carry one of those with me, just in case, I thought to myself. I slid one into my purse on my way out.

I arrived at Mama Z's house and followed the sound of her welcome into the dimly lit interior. As my eyes adjusted I noticed a strange man sitting on the mat next to the wall. I greeted him as Mama Z emerged from another room. She introduced me to her husband and told him who I was. After returning my greeting, he asked if I had another audio Bible like the one I had given Mama Z. Pulling out the one I had put in my purse, I thanked God for the nudge to grab it on my way out of the door.

After a short lunch break at home, I hesitated about my afternoon visit. I wanted to see *Rosa (not her real name) because I hadn't seen her for a while, but I didn't know which house to go to. I usually met *Rosa at her sister-in-law's house, but I didn't know if she would be there. I tried calling her, but she didn't answer. I had been to *Rosa's house before but had never walked there by myself. Noticing the time, I decided I would figure it out as I went.

I hesitated at the first turn-off, unsure if it would take me as far as I wanted to go, and chose to take the second turn-off instead. As I squinted down at my sandals sinking into the soft sand I heard someone greet me. I looked up and saw a girl I had met a few weeks ago. We talked briefly before continuing on our ways. I realized I wouldn't have bumped into her if I hadn't walked out the door when I did or if I had taken the first turn-off instead of the second one.

Turning the corner towards *Rosa's house I saw her up ahead and called a greeting to her. She turned with a happy look on her face. She ushered me into her yard and brought out a chair so I could sit down and talk with her. I offered her an audio Bible and she started playing it right away. She told me that when she had gone to visit her mother-in-law a few days before she had found her listening to the audio Bible I had given her the previous week. 

When a neighbor walked into the yard looking for her *Rosa told the neighbor it had been a God thing that I had encountered her outside her house. I hadn't realized how important the timing was to her. I thanked God for nudging me to go to her house instead of hoping to find her at her sister-in-law's and for the timing of it all.

Looking back at the end of the day I smiled at God's handiwork. I've been asking Him to teach me to listen to the nudges of the Holy Spirit. I know He answered my prayer that day. Who knows what He will do in these two lives, now that they possess the Word of God in their heart language.