WALLET

God amazes with His provision.

When my oldest was 17, he lost his wallet on one of our day trips down to Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado and didn’t realize it until we were in the car on the way home to Denver, a good 3+ hour drive.

To give some context, Great Sand Dunes Park looks like the Sahara. People look like pinpoints on the huge dunes. At the bottom runs a creek where families wade and play in the sand.

It was windy and hot, and we spent most of the day hiking the dunes with the boys rolling down them. We suspect that was how Justin lost his wallet from his back pocket, and with the blowing sand, it surely got covered. Justin had just been paid and cashed his check for his part-time job, so over $200 had been lost. We had little hope of getting the wallet back.

As soon as we walked in the door at home, there was a message on the answering machine. A woman had found his wallet, and get this…she lived in Denver just a couple miles from us! She would accept no reward, but we all marveled at our “good fortune.”

I hope Justin remembers that kindness and the incredible gift God provided by placing that good woman in the right place at the right time.

“Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.” 2 Peter 1:2

Reflection: Can you think of times when the Lord provided for you serendipitously?