As I sit thinking about the years throughout my life, I recall certain amazing moments when I knew God was with me. I'm not just talking about a thought or a feeling, I mean moments when God actually made things happen or did something right before my eyes that could not have taken place on their own. Some of these times were when I called on God for help and others were times when He knew I needed help before I did. God has always wanted to commune with us from the beginning of time as He did with Adam in the Garden of Eden . . . and He still wants to commune with us today. Things have not changed in our day. He is a good friend who is always there and wants to help you when you need help. I would like to share some of these moments with you so you can imagine the possibilities and call on God when you need Him . . . even for the little things.

God Helped Me When . . . One cold windy January day in Michigan, I was trying to unscrew a bolt from beneath my car and the temperature was below freezing. The bolt was frozen and wouldn't budge. Even the strength of my step-dad wouldn't turn it at all so he decided to go get another wrench. While he was gone, I got to the point were I couldn't stand the cold anymore and asked God to please loosen this bolt for me. I layed there on that cold icy cement looking up at that bolt for a few seconds and then slipped the wrench around it one more time. I barely put any pressure to it and it just spun around with total ease! My step-dad returned and saw that it was off and asked how in the world did I do it. I told him I asked God to do it and He did.

God Helped Me When . . . One night I was walking home alone in the dark down a sidewalk and had about a mile to go. When all of a sudden, I felt the palm of a hand the size of my whole body gently rest against my back. I kept looking back but didn't see anything. It was the most strong and protective, yet gentle touch I have ever felt. The hand guided me all the way home until I put the key in my front door and walked in, and then it left. I feel God was protecting me that night from some kind of danger making sure I got home safely.

God Helped Me When . . . All the times my little dog got sick and the veterinarians didn't know what to do. During those times I asked God to heal her and He did leaving the doctors baffled with no explanation for her recovery. God will heal your pets too!

God Helped Me When . . . I was in the hospital with a severe leg injury that left me in excruciating pain. One night the pain was unbearable and I had the hospital bed radio on some music station. Well at one point I heard this clicking sound and looked over at the radio, and the button was clicking all by itself and landed on a Christian station! I soon fell asleep and rested through the night.

God Helped Me When . . . I needed a miracle for that same accident described above. Both my Tibia and Fibula were broken in half and the full thickness of my skin had to be taken off from my knee to my ankle. They scheduled an amputation several times but I wouldn't sign the papers. The main problem was the skin. They could align and fix the bones with a special external device with rods, but I only had muscle left and the top part of the bone was exposed. The doctors told me that skin grafts don't grow on bare bone but that they'll try it anyway. Well they did and the skin took beautifully! To this day over 20 years later, you can see my bone with a thin layer of shiny new skin adhered nicely to it! The doctors called me the "Miracle Kid" because they've never seen that happen before.

God Helped Me When . . . I was heading out of town on vacation and I got a flat tire. I stepped out to look at it and just as I was ready to start changing it not 10 seconds later, a jeep pulled up and out jumped 3 huge muscular men wearing tank tops (They looked like weight lifters). They said, "Would you like us to change that flat for you?" I said, "Yes... please." They had it changed in about 5 minutes and then recommended a place across the street where I could get it fixed. At the tire store a man came out and I noticed he had a Christian fish sign on his name tag. Well they fixed the tire and when I went in to pay the man, he wouldn't take a dime for it. God sent help to me and I didn't even ask for it.

I've had many other events that have happened that I could tell you about, but I think you understand what I'm trying to say. God is so good to us that He's always there to help us when we call on Him and He also sends help to us and puts things in motion before we even realize that we need help. If we remain faithful to God and live according to His will and continue to have faith and trust in Him everyday of our lives, He will always be there for us. God is our Father and like any good Father, He is there to protect and shelter us and attend to our needs. He is not the one who causes bad things to happen in our lives, He is the one who fixes them!