"God Story" by...an Athiest?
I'm not sure this is the best group to put this in but I need to share it. I am not a religious person. I'd consider myself an Athiest...maaaaybe agnostic. My fiance is a faithful Christian. Recently we have been struggling so, so hard. I had to apply for emergency food stamps, it's so bad. My fiance worked and I stayed at home because childcare costs were outrageous, but I did apply for jobs. My grandparents live next door and they are amazing. However, my grandpa fell really really sick and it's been affecting all of us. Combined, they made $200k a year, but with him losing his job due to his health, it was cut to 70k a year and it was devastating to them financially. I know I'm jumping around but follow me. Since the beginning of my fiance and I's relationship, I have been wondering if there IS a God and granted I've been swaying a bit. Two weeks ago, a tenant at my fiance's job approached him and said that he looked like he needed prayer. They ended up praying together, without my fiance really telling him about our struggles. A week ago, I applied as a teacher at a private Christian School. I was so nervous as a non-believer but I really needed a job. When I got into the interview, they asked me two questions and then said that they were so impressed with my answers they weren't even going to finish the interview. I was hired. They called me an "answer to their prayers" and a "total blessing". They also offered nearly free childcare for my son! I come home to tell my grandparents and my grandpa just a few minutes prior received a job offer as a general contractor out of state that's offering him tons of money. So I'm thinking, GREAT! Not even attributing it all to the prayer that took place earlier. I call my fiance to tell him about the job and he tells me his boss called him into the office and told him they were impressed with him and gave him a raise!! Of course we are ALL basking in joy at this point. That was yesterday. This morning, we were talking about how amazing all of this was and my fiance started talking about how he lost his Bible during the move and he was really upset by it. A few minutes ago we were on the phone and he was approached by that same tenant with a brand new, leather bound bible. He just said, "Something told me you needed this." I don't know. There are too many coincidences. Too many blessings. What if I got this job with childcare because my grandpa (back up childcare) was getting a job? What if I, a non believer, got this job to bring me closer to God? How did that tenant "just know"? I'm not too sure what I'm saying...I just had to say it.