"God Winks"

A friend of mine was talking to me about the "God Winks" she experiences.  For her, it is finding change in the strangest places when she is having a rough day.  I told her that I think seeing the number 26 is supposed to be a "God Wink" because I see it so often, but when I see it I can't help but feel sad.  Our babies were born and past on November 26th.  My friend suggested that I search for other reasons the number 26 may be showing up.  She suggested reading every 26th chapter in the Bible to see if I could find promises that speak to me.

So, today I begin my journey of finding hope, peace and promise in the number 26.

Genesis 26, begins with a famine during the days of Isaac.  The Lord speaks to Isaac and says, "Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you.  Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and it will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.  I will multiply your decendents as the stars of heaven, and will give your decendents all these lands; and by your decendents all the nations of the  earth  shall be blessed."(vs 1-4)

Vs 24, " I am the God of your father Abraham.  Do not fear, for I am with you.  I will bless you and multiply your decendents. For the sake of my servant Abraham."

My hope and promise for today......  I need to follow what I believe God is telling me about our future as parents.  This is very difficult for me as I am a planner and it would be easy to call the doctors office Friday morning and make my next appointment.  but I don't believe that is what God wants me to do.  You see, my body has never worked the way others bodies work.  Up to this point the only way I can/did get pregnant is through the use of medicine.  I have had such a strong feeling against medicine recently, but that means the only way I will get pregnant is if God allows for a miracle.  Maybe things will changed, but for now, this seems to be 'the land' I need to stay.  God tells Isaac that if he stays where he is told, he and his many decendents will be blessed.  I will try my best to believe if I stay in this land, God will bless my decendents and as many  as the stars in the sky. This of course is my personal reflection of these verses.  Maybe they mean something different to others. 

Second thing I need to hold on to is, "Do not fear, for I am with you".  I find it interesting that God tells me to "stay" where I am, and do not fear.  Two of my biggest struggles.  Don't take things into your own hands, and do not fear.  OK.........

Well God, I have heard my first of many "God Winks".  Instead of the sadness I used to see in the number 26,  I will now hold on to the promises that you have given me. 

What are your "God Winks"?!