Episode 324: "Clearwater Beach $20 Bill" Insight.

Greetings, Leaders.

God orchestrates extraordinary events in His infinite wisdom and power to capture our attention, revealing His presence in ways surpassing our wildest imagination. He generously rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

God delights in our desire to cultivate a deep, personal relationship with Him.

 Early in my career, I busied myself with career goals. I mistakenly thought that my career was everything and life was the outcome.

Then, I began to notice God speaking to me through unusual circumstances. Every day, I began seeking God and asking for His guidance and help. I studied Scriptures that spoke to every circumstance I faced in my life and career.

As many do, I was focusing on my finances. Financial debt was an enemy that was overwhelming me. I began to ask God to show me what to do. He did!

I began practicing giving financially to the LORD's work, including my local church, missions, people, and initiatives, as He directed.

"Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back." Jesus - Luke 6:38 NLT

I began experiencing what I recall as "Divine Encounters on my Life and Career Journey."

My "Divine Encounter" occurs on a sunny, breezy day in Clearwater Beach, Florida. My wife and I are walking along the ocean's shore; the waves come in and out, the breeze, the seagulls, and the smell and sounds are fantastic!

We are holding hands, walking on the seashore. A gust of wind blows my straw hat into the ocean. Inside the straw hat is a $20 bill that I stuck inside, intending to buy my wife refreshments at the end of our walk.

I waded into the ocean and retrieved my hat. The $20 bill was gone—the wind and the sea had taken it!

We continued to walk down the beach, trying to reshape my sea-drenched hat in my hand, and suddenly, five minutes later, the $20 bill washed ashore in front of my feet! 

I say to my wife; the LORD is speaking to us and say, "Speak Lord, Your servants are listening!" I heard, "I will rebuke the devourer for your sake!" 

This Scripture was a promise God gave me months earlier regarding our finances. 

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field," Says the LORD of hosts." 

Malachi 3:10-12 

God is faithful to all His promises. Our response is to believe, obey, and rely on Him for everything.

I pray that this account of the faithfulness of God to keep all His promises will encourage you as it has for me to seek His guidance and instruction for everything in life and career.

According to His power in us, He can do exceedingly abundantly more than all we can ask or imagine.

Victory!