Discovering MIRACLES in the Mailbox

Discovering Miracles in the Mailbox

It’s #FiveMinuteFriday and the prompt is DISCOVER. Join me for a for a personal flashback story!

My earliest memories at the mailbox go way back to my favorite mail lady, Sandra Sylvester (pronounced Saundra). She actually delivered the newspaper and her husband was our mailman, a wonderfully kind and humble gentleman was this U.S. postal employee. As nice as he was, it was the familiar sound of Sandra’s little VW bug coming up our hill, but still a few houses away, that would cause me to put down whatever I was doing, pause any fights with my little brothers and head for the mailbox/paperbox.

Sandra always had time to say, “Hello” and give away her lovely smile. She literally allowed Jesus to shine and I wanted what she had. I can remember running to the box when I heard her coming, not because I loved to read the paper, only thing good in it for my age at the time was “the funnies”. (For you youngsters, that is what we called the comics. For those younger than that, a newspaper, “what is black and white and read all over”, was how we discovered what was going on in the world and our town…before smart phones and apps!)

My excitement was not in The Herald Times, I wasn’t even a teenager yet. But Sandra always seemed to have time for me, for everyone, and the short time she spent talking to me seemed as if it were so much longer. I was always encouraged and felt as if a little heaven had stopped to visit. She literally glowed with the power of the Holy Spirit. Sadly, she was taken from this life all too young and too soon but her memory lives on in her beautiful family (my cousins) and those who loved her.

Some things you expect to see in your mailbox and others you dread:

  • Advertisements. No need to explain, we probably all stand at the trashcan and sort our mail, most of it is junk.
  • Collections. Bills, bills and more bills.
  • Solicitations. Mostly in the form of THIS IS NOT AN ACTUAL CHECK…but it could be if you want to pay 75% interest on a loan!
  • Samples. Isn’t it crazy how we could get excited over a half ounce of dishwasher detergent?
  • Cards. Okay, okay, let me explain this one too. Back in the day, people sent these little things we called greeting cards that wished you a happy birthday or anniversary, conveyed good thoughts about your illness or loss and even congratulated you on an accomplishment or a new home. Now, we have social media to save us from the $6/per card ridiculousness! (sarcasm is free)

But sometimes, on rare but exciting occasions, there would be a miracle. One particular that comes to my mind happened shortly after we returned from Latvia. Our financial situation was not one to brag about, most of our donations did not come through as promised and we had survived on a wing and a prayer for sure. Obviously, we weren’t starving, but we were learning how to depend on God. I don’t remember praying that particular morning for a miracle to be in my mailbox but when I sorted through all of the junk, I discovered a letter with handwriting I didn’t recognize. I opened it to see a beautiful hand-written note from a pastor’s daughter in another state. Her words?

“In prayer this morning, I strongly felt led to send you this and pray you are not offended. I don’t know the need but God does and we appreciate your sacrifice and honor your ministry today with this small gift.”

Inside the card? $500.

And a side note; we had never even met this young lady.

I had long forgotten about this miracle until recently when I opened our mailbox and once again discovered a miracle. This was something I had prayed about and I had great anticipation and faith that He would provide…and He did. Now, it doesn’t always happen just the way we ask, or pray, or even think, because HIS timing is perfect but it is rarely what we are anticipating. He always knows what is best and the answer, HIS perfect answer, will arrive right when it is most needed.

But this past week was that timing and when God performs the little miracles for you, it gives you faith to believe for other needs. You know He has done it before and He can do it again, according to His will, the key ingredient in every prayer.

What do you anticipate being in your mailbox? Do you look forward to what God might do each day? Do you anticipate you might discover a miracle? Your mailbox can look like many other things; the miracle may come through another person, through a spoken word, a message or through prayer. You might see it in tangible form or it might be a promise of good things to come. When He speaks and you KNOW you have heard HIS voice, that is a miracle of fantastic proportions, no one can take it from you!

So go forward today, anticipating that you may discover a miracle and it could just show up in your mailbox.

Share with us today a time when something unexpected showed up in your mailbox, or in your life, that has built your faith to believe He will do it again. Encourage someone else with testimonies of answered prayers!

For the kingdom

 

6 thoughts on “Discovering MIRACLES in the Mailbox

  1. Andrew Budek-Schmeisser

    Nannette, just last week we got a card from Joanne! It was such a heartwarming, lovely experience, and made our world brighter…and the card is on proud display in the living room, a testimony to life and love.

  2. Helen G.

    My miracle would be just a hand-signed card from someone I love showing me they love me back! I love personal mail and always look forward to that mailman/woman coming. If I got a check I would be ecstatic!! Thank you for a wonderful, inspiring blog. Always enjoy it!

  3. Nannette Post author

    Me too, Joanne! I love to get mail and packages, ha, I order everything it seems from Amazon. But the best packages are those unexpected surprises that only our God can send. ♥️

  4. Nannette Post author

    That is awesome!! What a mighty God and what a wonderful answer to prayer in that man that God sent to you. Thank you so much for sharing! ♥️

  5. Joanne Viola

    Nannette, it is so true that we never know what the mail will bring and what it may mean to another. I still look forward to seeing our mailman every day 🙂 Blessings to you!

  6. Stephannie Queen

    When I bought my old home last year I knew I would need to replace the roof on house and garage. So in the fall I started getting estimates and being a single mom on an extremely tight budget I knew I would have to save for a couple of years to get this accomplished. At one point there was an Amish man who had given me an estimate, a few days later he called and asked if he could come and look again at measurements, I said yes, but I will not have the money for a long while. He came that following Saturday, I went out to greet him, he climbed up on a ladder in the garage and grabbed a beam in the ceiling which crumbled in his hand. He Saud, this is dry rotted, I’m afraid it will not last another year. At this time all my things were stored in the garage. And I didn’t know what to do. I said, I’m sorry but I just can’t do it right now. One week later he came by my house with roof samples and said he felt like God wanted him to go ahead with the roof on the garage and I could pay him when I got the money. And yes he Did!!!! I have since paid him in the spring in full for the garage and this summer he did the same thing for my house roof which I continue to pay on. GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!

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