Little did I know that God was giving me inside information about my future. All I knew was that I felt compelled to study Dr. Peale's books and type out information and tips from them the year before Todd's death.
I could vividly see how the people in these books were living an overcoming life that I at first wanted for myself, and now I wanted it for Todd and others as well.
For some reason, I felt I was going to die. It was very strange. What else was strange was that I began to type "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 at the bottom of these typed pages.
This may not seem strange to you, but I was typing out information and tips because I did not want to see the Bible verses that Dr. Peale quoted in his books. I wanted nothing to do with religion.
I didn't realize I was typing out Philippians 4:13 until after Todd died, and I looked at the pages I had typed. I was shocked to see it!
In the back of my mind, I could see that putting these verses into practice was why these people in Dr. Peals's books were living an overcoming life, but I wasn't there yet.
As I look back, I can see how God was giving me inside information about my future. So when Todd died, I knew to some degree what I would need to do for God to bring something positive out of Todd's death.
I praise God that I reacted to God's nudge and did what I believed I was supposed to do. Lord only knows where I would be now.
"Write down for the coming generation what the Lord has done, so that people not yet born will praise Him." Psalm 102:18
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