There are many people who consider great timing a coincidence; some call it luck. Personally, I don’t believe in either. In my opinion, saying something is coincidence or luck is taking the credit away from God. “In the right place at the right time.” A phrase you hear over and over. Did you ever stop to really think about why it happened that way?
About 7 1/2 years ago, when I was waiting tables, a man walked in, sat in my section and constantly stayed busy on the phone throughout the whole meal. By the time he was ready to pay, he was off the phone, and we talked briefly. I spoke with him asking if he needed an assistant because I knew I couldn’t continue making it on what I was making.
Four months later, he called and asked if I was still interested – of course my answer was yes. His name: Rick Curren III. He trained me to work per diem for a medical device company. We had many conversations during training and he never missed a beat talking with me about how I needed to get back into church and guiding me for a much more positive direction in my life.
In April 2008, I lost the job and broke my back in September 2008. I was alone and scared and who else did I call – Rick. He planted seeds which God took His time to help grow. By this time, Rick and his beautiful wife, Tanya, had started a ministry called “Boundless Limits” and were extremely busy. Tanya wrote me a long letter and sent me Women of Faith Bible Study Guides while I was laid up. What an impression that made on me. Not long after that, they went full-time into ministry which has now led them into filming and producing their son’s new TV series, “Scaly Adventures.”
Through the months and years, different things Rick said to me stuck way down deep inside, words that in their own way haunted me because I wasn’t yielding to God’s call through His messenger. Yes, the job with the better money was great – but what was greater was that God sent someone because He knew I had a greater need.
It was time for me to come back home.
A lot of people I knew told me how lucky I was. What they didn’t realize was this had nothing to do with luck or coincidence; it was all God’s doing, in His time and in His way.
Today, I still keep in touch with Rick and Tanya as I go through the process of writing my first book, taking care of my mother…just life. I won’t say I’m “lucky” to have met them – but I will say I was blessed!!
The next time something turns out great – remember, it isn’t coincidence or luck. On the flip side of the same coin, when something doesn’t work out – that’s just God keeping you from where you don’t need to be because He has something much bigger and better for you, even if it is years down the road.
This is DeVaughn ~ bringing it home.
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