Another Divine Intervention...

There are moments in life that are clearly orchestrated by God. I don't care if people passionately disagree with me, but sometimes things take place that are too perfectly constructed to be by chance. One of those moments happened today...
So I'm taking this "Issues in Education" class and I just sit in that class, feeling to defeated because everything that is said is opposite of my convictions and my values. I just feel alone, isolated...the things of this world seem "strangely dim." Everything is so backwards...I think that the philosophy of the world and public education is "be tolerant to everyone...except those damn Christians (excuse my french....) but that is seriously what I feel surrounded by in class. Everyone is tolerant to anything except traditional moral values.....but that is for another blog..anyhow, every night I come home and vent to my poor husband about what we discussed in class -but he doesn't mind because we luckily share the same views for the most part, so its nice to finally have someone on my side. So last night I was feeling so defeated and I said, "I bet I am the only Christian..the only conservative in that whole class!!!"
Then, this morning, I really really prayed that God would give me the strength to make it through just one more day of this class.
I rushed to the max station, just making my 7:00 train. Usually the morning train is packed with no sitting room and I never see anyone I know. But today, as I rushed on to the train, I heard, "hey!" I look down and there is a girl I recognize from my class who sits across the room from me...and one of the only open seats on the train is right next to her. So I sit down and we immediately begin to talk...I mean really talk..not the surface stuff, but talk like we've been friends for a long time. Well, it soon comes out that she is a Christian!!!! and she feels just as alone and defeated as I feel in the class! But, the divine open seat doesn't stop there..it gets better...
So...then I start telling her about India, and the orphanage. Then all of a sudden, the max comes to a stop to let people off and this lady who was sitting next to me reading the paper, stands up, gives me her card, and says,"please contact me...I want to know more about the orphanage in India...it is something that is very dear to my heart." Wow. I had no idea anyone was listening to us...so anyway, I decide to get off at that stop too and I talk to her a little more about her job. It turns out she works for a division at World Vision called Woman's vision, which focuses on helping abused woman. I told her about some of the ministries we visited in Calcutta-the ones that help the woman out of brothels-and she was very encouraged. Anyhow, the crazy part is that my husband just interviewed for an organization that helps woman get a job after the brothels, so this could be a connection for him too!!
So..anyhow, back to the first God intervention....this girl, that I met on the train, and I walked to PSU together, sat by each other all day and then rode home together. It was sooo refreshing to have that support in class;just knowing that there was someone else besides me who didn't have such a distorted view of the world gave me strength.We ended up having so much in common (even our husbands are both named John!!!).
We ended up exchanging phone numbers so we could get together with our husbands some night. Oh..and one more thing...she and her husband just bought a house right down the street off 135th-right in our area! The whole morning was just too perfect to not be orchestrated by God.
As I reflect on it , I actually get tears in my eyes because it overwhelms me to think that God actually cares that much for me and saved me that seat on the train. Even though I was rushing to make that train...trying to do it myself, as usual...he already had this meeting mapped out.
He answered my prayer..and then some! He really took care of me. He saved me a seat;he gave me the support of another sister in Christ, and provided an oppertunity to share about India to a stranger. Again, this teaches me that it's ridiculous to get stressed out about the future, or worry if I'm doing God's will. If I am doing my part-earnestly seeking Him and what he wants-then I need to just relax, because God already has my seat reserved...