The Big Coordinator

There was a talk given during General Conference that I jotted down some notes as I listened to it.  The question the speaker asked was, "How have I intervened in others lives and how have others come into my life?"  I wrote down a few lists.  The lists included all of the people who have come into my life because I needed their help and the people that entered into my life in order for me to help.  I thought about how they came into my life and the delicate timing of it all.  As I made the lists, I also noticed the times when myself and another person benefitted at the same time and needed each other at the same time.  How unique these opportunities have been.

I was amazed to see how careful the Lord is in his coordinating efforts and timing.  He is the ultimate event planner.  I can look back and see how people were placed into my life at a certain point so that they could assist me later down the road when I needed their help.  For example, when I lived in Arizona I always felt a desire to create a very strong support network of women.  When I was in quite a quandary, I was able to call upon these women to strengthen me.  I still look back at the experiences I had with these women as some of the most powerful and healing times in my life.   I was carried through a very difficult time.  And I can look back and see the Lord preparing for this so I would be cared for appropriately.

When I moved to Utah, miraculously I was able to connect with quite a few women who were going through divorce just like me within a month of first moving.  Some had experienced infidelity as well and were struggling with how to be a single parent.  I was able to turn to them so many times when I felt lost and hopeless.  I relied on these women so much and their relationships served an important part in my healing and growth.  I know this was no coincidence.

I know the Lord is in the details of my life, especially if I allow Him to be in them.  I can see how I've always had my needs met by Him.  I have always been cared for because of His great love for me.  When I was at a fireside I scribbled a thought down as the speaker discussed the power of the Spirit.  I wrote, "The Light of Christ ensures coordination of tasks that will bring the series of events necessary in bringing forth the most joy possible for human beings."  This gives me peace as there are so many unknowns in my life right now.