God Gave Me a Sign

Have you ever flat out asked God for a sign? Sometime we negotiate with him – “If you do this, then I’ll do this.” Other times we ask for signs – “God if you will just show me a sign, then I’ll believe.” It’s silly isn’t it? You can’t negotiate with the God of the universe.

But yet, when I found out I was pregnant I was scared. I asked God for a sign so that I would know this pregnancy would be different. I was at Lake Geneva for a bachelorette party two days after I had received the positive result from the home test and one day after a call from my doctor’s office confirming I was pregnant. The plan for the morning was to go to the beach a short distance from the Airbnb we were staying at. I have a very adverse reaction to sand and decided it would be better for me to skip the beach. Rachna and Sarah joined me. We walked with the group nearly to the beach and then split off and did a large loop back through downtown Geneva back to the Airbnb. I didn’t bring anything with me because I wasn’t expecting to need anything – wallet, license, etc. There were some galleries and cute little shops down Main Street. We stopped in a few and admired local art and knick knacks. Then we walked into a store that had all sorts of things – clothes, souvenirs, stationary, ornaments, books, jewelry.

I was immediately drawn to a large table in the center of the shop that had beads and charms and chain necklaces of different lengths. It was $10 for a chain and $5 per charm or bead (plus a free jewel tone bead just for purchasing a chain). The first charms I saw said “mother” on them. They were all different shapes and sizes with different fonts. My heart was pounding so fast I felt like you’d be able to see it from the outside by just looking at me. I glanced to the right of the “mother” charms to see “aunt” charms. Then above those were “grandma” charms. I stood there starring at them for several minutes before I finally reached out and picked up the “mother” charm I wear around my neck every day.

In that moment I knew this was my sign. Clear as day God was telling me that I would be a mother. Luckily Sarah had her wallet and was willing to buy them for me and accept a check later. I felt like buying them was an outward acceptance of the sign. I could have just cherished that moment when I felt that assurance, but instead I decided to buy the necklaces and wear mine every day as a reminder of that moment.

When God gives you a sign, don’t miss it. He cares for you so much that he will give you earthly assurances when the assurance of who he is just isn’t enough for you.