The other day I had the opportunity to share a meal with an old buddy of mine. As we were catching up on each other's lives, I gave him a couple of bookmarks that feature the cover art and web address for ordering God is at the Meeting. He laid the bookmarks down on the table. A few minutes later we were joking with the waitress and she mistook the bookmarks for theater tickets. She picked one up and when we told her it wasn't a ticket she read the title and walked away. About three minutes later she came back and told us her sister is involved with A.A. in Colorado and she was going to buy her a book. About two minutes after that, another waitress came to the table and told us she had 18 years in the program, she shook my hand and thanked me for writing the book, and said she would buy a copy as well.
Although I probably shouldn't be, I am still amazed at the size of the A.A. circle and the many ways God uses us to meet and share with others in the program and those who may need the program. I don't believe these meetings are coincidence. Step 12 tells us that we are to carry the A.A. message to other alcoholics - to share what we have learned and let them know that they "don't have to live like that anymore".
We never know how God is going to use us to be His messenger - it may be at an A.A. meeting, it may be in jail, or it may be something as simple as laying a bookmark on a restaurant table.
I'd love to hear some of the God coincidences in your life - if you'd like to share, please use the comment section on this page. Thank you!
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