Hi All! I posted this earlier on "The Room" thread but I started thinking maybe you might enjoy reading it here as well. This happened this morning and I just copied and pasted the same post. Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th!

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I hope everyone has a wonderful July 4th! I had something happen to me today that I wanted to share with you all. There is a little devotional book that has set for months on my husbands nite-stand. It has sat there, gathering dust for months and my husband and I have never opened it. It's called "Jesus Calling" and its devotionals for everyday of the year.
Anyway, I was looking at the book and I felt strongly that I should open it. When I picked it up, I thought to myself that I've heard of people getting special messages from God when they opened up the Bible and read the verses on that page. Anyway, I know it isn't the Bible, but I prayed for God to speak to me through it. This is where it became really strange. The book has no bookmarks in it of any kind, but it opened exactly to the page July 4th. Like I said before, it hasn't been opened in months and wasn't indented at that page.

This is what I read: When you worship ME in spirit and truth, you join with choirs of angels who are continually before my throne. Though you cannot hear their voices, your praise and thanks-giving are distinctly audible in heaven. Your petitions are also heard, but it is your graditude that clears the way to My Heart. With the way between us wide open, My Blessings fall upon you in rich abundance. The greatest blessing is nearness to Me- abundant joy and peace in My Presence. Practice praising and thanking ME continually throughout the day.
John 4:23-24 Psalms 100:4

This message spoke strongly to me. Everynight I pray myself to sleep. Sometimes I think I sometimes might sound to God like a whiny-child. I'm always asking God why don't I get special words from him like others do? Why can't I ever hear from him? How do I even know for sure that he even hears my prayers? Everynight I pray that he will reveal himself more to me, such as in a dream or in a special way that will let me know that he hears me. I know we are to keep our faith strong, but sometimes mine becomes a little weak and I just need something a little extra. This devotional today was my little extra and just what I needed. God knew also that I'm a little like doubting-Thomas. I could have thought it was just coincidental that the devotional seemed to be just for me. He put that devotional on today July fourth, and opened the book exactly to that page out of 365 plus pages. He truly is a wonderful God!