{"id":3980,"date":"2015-11-09T11:13:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T16:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inthineheart.com\/staging\/8143\/?p=3980"},"modified":"2015-11-09T11:13:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T16:13:46","slug":"a-pizza-lunch-and-gods-token-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthineheart.com\/staging\/8143\/2015\/11\/09\/a-pizza-lunch-and-gods-token-of-love\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pizza Lunch – And God’s Token Of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Shew me a token for good<\/span>; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me<\/span>.”\u00a0 Psalm 86:17<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In\u00a0Psalm 86, we see\u00a0the Psalmist in the midst of a distressing time as his enemies have risen up against him. In the last verse of this Psalm, he is asking the Lord to give him some sort of reassurance that, although he is experiencing troublesome times, God is still right there with him.<\/p>\n

Reading that verse this morning brought to my mind the many times that the Lord has given me a “token”…a reminder in the midst of a storm that He is still right beside me…He has not forsaken me…yes, He still loves me. The token has brought peace and comfort to my soul, a smile to my face, and strength to go on.<\/p>\n

Down through the years, the Lord has used tokens of many different varieties and I am continually amazed at the loving and personal God that cares so very much for each of His children! This past Friday, I received one of those tokens of His love and I haven’t been able to get it off my mind. I know…tokens are the most precious to the one receiving them, but would you please bear with me while I share this blessing?<\/p>\n

We had a full day planned and, as I prayed for safety that morning, my prayer also included that we could be a blessing to someone along the way. First stop –\u00a0 the Holiday Market with Ashley and our lil buddy, Branson. After spending several hours looking at the many craft and food vendors (as well as tasting some yummy samples \ud83d\ude09 ), the girls and I headed on to Sam’s Club for a late lunch and grocery shopping before driving\u00a0about an\u00a0hour back home. Not long after we sat down to eat our pizza, a gentleman walked over to our table and asked if he could say something. “Sure” was my hesitant reply. He then proceeded to tell me how much he appreciated us praying for our food. He went on and on about how he and his wife did the same thing, how he especially appreciated that I did it with my teen girls, how they had two teenagers, etc, etc, etc… As he went back to his table, I looked over to see his wife smiling and waving.<\/p>\n

“Girls”, I\u00a0whispered as I leaned over to them, “you just never know who’s watching”.\u00a0 While we continued to eat, the Lord brought to my mind what I had prayed that morning. I had to tell God, “Thank you, Lord, for letting us be a blessing to someone today.”<\/p>\n

Yes, that “token” brought a smile to my face\u00a0that afternoon.\u00a0But the\u00a0token didn’t stop there.<\/p>\n

Later on that evening, Courtney called. In the midst of our conversation,\u00a0I told her we\u00a0had gone to Sam’s and she informed me that they had gone to their Sam’s in Santa Fe as well. She then proceeded to share a blessing with me. A portion of our conversation went something like this…<\/p>\n

ME – “We went to Sam’s this afternoon”<\/p>\n

COURTNEY – “We did too.”<\/p>\n

ME (smiling)<\/p>\n

COURTNEY – “I want to share a blessing with you…”<\/p>\n

ME – “Ok…tell me…”<\/p>\n

COURTNEY – “Well, while we were there, we ate pizza for lunch.”<\/p>\n

ME\u00a0(laughing) – “We did too!”<\/p>\n

COURTNEY – “When we were finishing up eating, a man walked over and handed us\u00a0two pizzas he had just bought. He told us he had been watching our family and really appreciated how the\u00a0older boys were helping their daddy, etc, etc, etc…”<\/p>\n

ME\u00a0(laughing in\u00a0amazement now) – “Let ME tell you what happened to US…”<\/p>\n

After talking with\u00a0Courtney further and taking into consideration the 2 hour difference, we figured out that these two incidents took place at just about the same time. (Our late lunch was around 2:00ish…theirs was around 12:00ish.)<\/p>\n

Now, you may think it silly what I’m about to say –<\/p>\n

that Sam’s Club,<\/p>\n

and more specifically – that\u00a0a pizza lunch at Sam’s Club,<\/p>\n

and even more specifically – that a pizza lunch\u00a0@ Sam’s Club at 2:00ish EST along with a pizza lunch at Sam’s Club @ 12:00ish MST ……could bless this Momma’s heart!<\/p>\n

Only GOD!<\/p>\n

What may have been a\u00a0small blessing to\u00a0a couple\u00a0in NC as well as a man in NM…at just about the same time…was actually a token of God’s love to me. Yes, as I think back on the entire incident, it has brought a smile to my face, peace and comfort to my soul as well as strength to go on.<\/p>\n

If we are saved, our future is in the hands of a loving Father Who only desires what is best for His children. We don’t ever have to question His love, purpose or presence in our lives – but sometimes we may. And, although we have the Holy Spirit and His Word to comfort us, every now and then it is as if the Lord just reaches down and “hugs” us by the way of a token. What a wonderful, loving, personal God we serve!<\/p>\n

The exciting thing about the Lord’s tokens – we just never know by what means He will manifest His love. Why, He may just allow us to be a blessing to strangers while\u00a0“sharing” a pizza lunch at Sam’s with a daughter and her family. 1680 miles is no obstacle with God!!!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

“I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.” Genesis 9:13<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.”\u00a0 Psalm 86:17 In\u00a0Psalm 86, we see\u00a0the Psalmist in the midst of a distressing time as his enemies have risen up against him. In the last verse of this Psalm, he is asking the Lord to give him some sort of reassurance that, although he is experiencing troublesome times, God is still right there with him. Reading that verse this morning brought to my mind the many times that the Lord has given me a “token”…a reminder in the midst of a storm that He is still right beside me…He has not forsaken me…yes, He still loves me. The token has brought peace and comfort to my soul, a smile to my face, and strength to go on. Down through the years, the Lord has used tokens of many different varieties and I am continually amazed at the loving and personal God that cares so very much for each of His children! This past Friday, I received one of those tokens of His love and I haven’t been able to get it off my mind. I know…tokens are the most precious to the one receiving them, but would you please bear with me while I share this blessing? We had a full day planned and, as I prayed for safety that morning, my prayer also included that we could be a blessing to someone along the way. First stop –\u00a0 the Holiday Market with Ashley and our lil buddy, Branson. After spending several hours looking at the many craft and food vendors (as well as tasting some yummy samples \ud83d\ude09 ), the girls and I headed on to Sam’s Club for a late lunch and grocery shopping before driving\u00a0about an\u00a0hour back home. Not long after we sat down to eat our pizza, a gentleman walked over to our table and asked if he could say something. “Sure” was my hesitant reply. He then proceeded to tell me how much he appreciated us praying for our food. He went on and on about how he and his wife did the same thing, how he especially appreciated that I did it with my teen girls, how they had two teenagers, etc, etc, etc… As he went back to his table, I looked over to see his wife smiling and waving. “Girls”, I\u00a0whispered as I leaned over to them, “you just never know who’s watching”.\u00a0 While we continued to eat, the Lord brought to my mind what I had prayed that morning. I had to tell God, “Thank you, Lord, for letting us be a blessing to someone today.” Yes, that “token” brought a smile to my face\u00a0that afternoon.\u00a0But the\u00a0token didn’t stop there. Later on that evening, Courtney called. In the midst of our conversation,\u00a0I told her we\u00a0had gone to Sam’s and she informed me that they had gone to their Sam’s in Santa Fe as well. She then proceeded to share a blessing with me. A portion of our conversation went something like this… ME – “We went to Sam’s this afternoon” COURTNEY – “We did too.” ME (smiling) COURTNEY – “I want to share a blessing with you…” ME – “Ok…tell me…” COURTNEY – “Well, while we were there, we ate pizza for lunch.” ME\u00a0(laughing) – “We did too!” COURTNEY – “When we were finishing up eating, a man walked over and handed us\u00a0two pizzas he had just bought. He told us he had been watching our family and really appreciated how the\u00a0older boys were helping their daddy, etc, etc, etc…” ME\u00a0(laughing in\u00a0amazement now) – “Let ME tell you what happened to US…” After talking with\u00a0Courtney further and taking into consideration the 2 hour difference, we figured out that these two incidents took place at just about the same time. (Our late lunch was around 2:00ish…theirs was around 12:00ish.) 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