Does everything happen in threes? Hmm, not in my world, but there were several significant threes in the Bible.

Just off the top of my head, the trinity (God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Christ rose on the 3rd day. How about 3 denials of Christ by Peter before His crucifixion and the 3 questions Jesus asked of Peter after His ressurection. Did you know that there were 3 Biblical characters that fasted for 40 days? And did you know that there were 3 times in the Bible that God miraculously fed a large crowd with food to spare? There are many many more biblical threes but one lesson we can learn from this is that God repeats things for us so that they stand out in our minds and we remember them more quickly. That’s precisely why these events stood out to me today, because I experienced God in each of them in different ways and each time was an unexpected blessing for me.

Blessing #1 was to be able to serve someone in a sacrificial way. It’s such a thrill to be able to use my skills or special gifts or experience to bless someone else and I’m thankful when God whispers those ideas to me. Every time I’m faced with this opportunity I find that truly is far better to give than receive.

Blessing #2 was for me to catch the spark of potential that I could see in someone I listened to them. That may sound vague and maybe I’m not communicating it well so I’ll try to explain.

I am always looking for potential in people. It’s just something God has given me a passion to do, maybe everyone does that? I don’t know, but I do know that it lights me up when I can see a sliver of what God sees in people. Through my finite eyes I can only describe this as a shimmer or a flash of light. That light is most likely an idea of how God could use them. It a big idea that comes quickly and powerfully and then it’s gone. I can see it just long enough to make an impression on me. Sometimes I get to witness this idea come to fruition and sometimes I don’t. But the excitement over the whole experience is very real to me. That’s what I saw today, and that is what I mean by seeing the spark of potential in someone.

Blessing #3 was having the opportunity to hear a beautiful story of God’s healing power. His steadfast love. His answered prayers. His gifting and equipping. His perfect direction and guidance. Wow God is so good and the opportunity to see Him in someone else’s eyes never ever ever gets old.

Matthew 7:7 worked it’s way into my thoughts today and I think ties both into my theme of threes as well as the overall experience of Lent.

“Ask, and it shall be given. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened.”

I’m asking God to help me: make decisions that are more focused on eternal things than temporal and help me to spend less time on stuff that doesn’t last and doesn’t matter forever and more time on things that do matter. What are you asking God for?

Seeking is just a given during this season. There is no spiritual growth without it, is there? Seeking is why I was able to clearly see God in action 3 times today. Seeking takes effort and God very much wants to be found by you, but you are the one that has to look for Him.

I humbly knocked at that door years ago where Jesus was waiting for me. He wants to be in relationship with all of us, but is a perfect gentleman is waiting for the call (or in this case the knock) from every person when they are ready to enter into a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. I do not regret knocking or entering, in fact I can’t imagine living life without God and I am praying right now that every of you to start with a knock and get to know the person on the other side of the door.