not just with what you see on the street. "i already knew this was a one way street." but when you see something that brings a memory back. "i already knew this song. i already know about who it reminds me of." and it may be a pretty reminder or maybe not a pretty reminder.
but the other kind of signs are the signs that inform you of something you were not aware of or didn't know before. in Judges, it talks about how Gideon asks God for a sign for if God would save Israel by Gideon's hand. he says, (verses 37-38 of chapter 6) "'look, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.' And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew-- a bowful of water."
another example: my cousin John Reid used to be in the marines. he is currently trying to decide if he should become a military chaplain. he posted on his blog about a peculiar experience with signs that he had just the other day:
Afterwards I stopped by Berean to look at some books. I didn’t have any in mind but I felt like I needed to entertain my bookstore fix. While there I stumbled across a book on special display written by a military Chaplain. I passed by it a few times before pulling it off display to take a gander. I didn’t want to spend the money but figured I’d read a few pages on the couch they had. He has been in for just over twenty years but wasn’t always a Chaplain. Take a wild guess at his former job…a military police. For those of you who don’t know I was a military police. Interesting huh? I didn’t get three pages further than that without reading of two other Chaplains he worked with. One’s name was John Reed…the other, John Read. Suddenly $15 seemed very trivial. [...] Is this a sign? Is this divine intervention? I can say confidently that it is. Whether it’s a sign that Chaplaincy is in fact what I’m called for is beyond mine or anyone’s authority to tell with absolute assert.
another example close to my heart: one day, i was walking home from jr high to my house, very upset and sad. God, is there any hope ? i asked. there was a wall of green leaves right next to me. "God, if there is hope, please let a pink flower just pop up in the midst of these leaves." wallah. a pink flower arose. one of the only ones there too. and i never forgot it. now everytime i see a pink flower, i know everything will be alright.
i could go on naming examples; but i will leave you with this. all in all; pray to God for signs, signs of what He wants you to do in His will. i am discovering in much more general signs now of the direction He wants me to go in in certain areas of my life. and it is a fantastic proccess.
