If it didn't happen to me...

Galatians 6:9 - Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a
harvest if we do not give up. (NIV)

This was the word the Lord gave to my sister for Aaron and I on Friday. I saw her email at 5:15 in the morning as I prepared to drop off Aaron at the train station for his morning commute. Her encouraging email gave me such a buoyancy and I felt very light in my spirit that morning. I just didn't know the incredible blessing the Lord had in store for me later that morning.

As I gave Aaron a kiss and proceeded to head back for home to complete my "getting ready" routine, I had a divine appointment. My window was down, which is not typical as I still had my satin bonnet on my head as I literally got out of bed, made breakfast and went to the train station, so I was in no way "presentable". A number of people had just disembarked from the Broward Transit bus and proceeded to the Tri-Rail station to take their train to their various destinations. A number of people walked by me, but 1 gentleman stopped to let me proceed on to the roadway to begin my trek home. I told him to go ahead and cross, I just wasn't feeling rushed to get home. Once he got on the other side, he thanked me and began to tell me that he must be in a state of confusion that morning. He began to tell me that he was walking from home and he thought he had $10 in his pocket to take the train that morning, but alas, he had left the money in his other trousers at home. He just started his job that week and felt he couldn't afford to be late, which would happen if he went home and he didn't know what to do. I felt prompted to help as I heard the man calling out for Jesus to help him. I had just taken money out of the ATM the night before and knew I had $10 that I had just thrown in my purse that I would not have need of that day. I called him over and after searching for a few minutes, finally located the money. I gave it to him saying that I want him to remember that the Lord would provide. Oh, how he blessed me - may your coffers never be empty, may the Lord always provide for you...His words brought tears to my eyes and also to his. The train was about to arrive and I bid my Nigerian friend, John farewell (we had introduced ourselves to each other).

I drove off just praising God and thanking Him for giving me the opportunity to bless my brother in Christ. I declared to the Lord, that I knew if I didn't give him the money that it would have come out of our bank account anyway because I believed the Lord would have sent him to Aaron.

I got home, took my shower and proceeded to get dressed. It's at this time that I recognized that Aaron had been trying to call me while I was still parked at the train station. I called him immediately hoping that he didn't forget something, only to realize that he was only "shooting the breeze". I began to tell him about my encounter with John. Before I could tell him that I gave him some money, Aaron said to me, "Did you give him $10?" My heart leapt because I began to think John was scamming people and asking for money - Lord forgive me. Before I could air that concern, Aaron tells me that he has my money back...WHAT!!!!!!! He begins to tell me that he saw John having issues with purchasing his ticket, so he paid for it for him. (Remember my prayer to the Lord? Scroll up if you forgot). He then tells me that John was sitting right in front of him on the train. What are the odds that this man would be helped by my husband and I within minutes of me meeting him? While I was on the phone with him, Aaron asked John about his encounter with me and then tells John that I was his wife. Oh how he blessed us both again.

Later that evening, Aaron told me that though he had received the money from me, he still would not have had enough to get the round trip train ticket; he needed $10.68. He also gave the $10 back to John because we were unsure if he had lunch for the day.

As much as we were able to bless John, he blessed us so much more. He actually called Aaron's phone on Saturday and prayed another prayer for blessing for us both. A friend reminded me of this scripture: Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have
entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:2)

But do you want to know something else, when I returned to the train station to get my own train to work, I opened my devotional for that day. Guess what the scripture was...yes, Galatians 6:9. What a confirmation for me that day!