This weekend, I was amazed at the level of precision that
God had orchestrated.
On 7/06/2007, I began to be aware that my odometer was going
to roll over 100,000 miles either by the end of the day or on 7/7/07. In
fact as I got out of the movie theater that night with friends, I noticed that
at 9:52pm, my odometer was at 99,952 miles. It seemed like my steps were going
to be ordered. I had many thoughts of just driving until it changed over,
but decided that I would not do anything but just drive where I had already planned
to go. It would change over when it changes over.
When I arrived home, my odometer had not turned over, but was
at 99990 miles at 12:46am on 7/7/07. See:
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/july2007/wadeb77.htm
I did not know where I would be the following morning or
where I would go. My only thought was to go to Mardel’s, a
Christian bookstore thinking that it would be approximately the right distance
from my house.
But the following morning, I received a text message from a
friend trying to coordinate a trip to the lake, and by the time I found that
other plans I had had fallen through, I text messaged back finding that they
were meeting at a nearby Target at 10:30am.
So I felt I should keep with my plan of going to Mardels,
and then to Target. I stopped along the way to get some breakfast.
As I arrived at Mardels, it was very clear that right there in the parking lot
where I lost my children at that same time in the morning on 1/21/2005, my
odometer was sitting at 99999 miles.
From where I came from on 1/21/2005 to where I was going, I
could not have made it without God’s Grace ordering my steps. Even
having my engine replaced and other car repairs that kept me from driving my
car all played a part. So I left that place, and as I was pulling into
the lot of where I was going, my odometer changed to 100000 miles.
So I took a picture, recognizing the hand of God keeping my
path on target with His plan for my life. Or should I say…. On Super
Target on 7/7/07.
No matter what you are going through, remember that you are
always where you need to be when you are trusting God. He always directs
your path.
Blessings,
Wade Balzer
