"Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord."
1 Samuel 2:12
I think it is interesting here how the earnest desire of Hannah for a son (in chapter 1) coincided with a desperate need for some new priests... and of course, it wasn't truly a coincidence, but rather "all things working together for good" (Romans 8:28), but it is still so interesting how all of God's creation is woven together so that a prayer over here solves a problem over there, etc.
I think the same thing is going on in our lives. Sometimes our needs lead to other people's blessings. Things that seem completely disconnected are often connected through the Lord making a way to provide what is necessary. Even things that seem awful at the time... say we break an arm or a leg, but then after we're healed up, the mobility aids that we needed are given away and come to bless someone's life that is desperately in need of exactly those things. Just an example, not a personal story, but that sort of thing happens every day with the Lord directing all of it. The whole world is connected by things like that, which is how Christ could do amazing things like tell Peter to get a piece of money out of a fish, or direct his disciples to go find a donkey. All of it is known to the Lord, and we often find that when we need something most, God has provided something that is miraculous, but the miracle isn't it appearing out of thin air, but rather God preparing it slowly for years ahead of time.
Today let's remember that God really does know the end from the beginning and there are miracles all around us, in everything we say and do, in everyone we meet. Let's join with the Lord and follow the Spirit, and be part of the interconnectedness of it all. :)
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