Coincidence?

Our family went to the beach to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary.

On Saturday night, Dominic and I headed for the pool. I didn't have any swimming gear so I decided to watch. He brought his horses to swim with him. About 5 minutes later, a dad and his son came to swim.

The boy around 3 years of age seemed rather tiny even for his age. He jumped right in the pool head first. His Dad was right there to watch him. Dominic shared his horse with him and they played.

His Dad was quiet and didn't say much. He left his son in the smaller pool holding onto the side while he did a swim lap. That pool being 4 feet was still quite a bit over his son's head. The way he splashed around in the pool earlier, I thought he could swim.

I watched the little boy go under water and push himself up by flapping his hands and legs. I quickly realized that this boy was in the process of drowning! Water was in his mouth and his face was red. He couldn't swim and he was in a state of panic. Without a thought, I walked straight into the pool fully clothed. I lifted him up out of the water and set him on the edge of the pool. He coughed up water and began to cry. At this point, his Dad didn't see a thing. He was swimming his way back from the other end of the pool. It wasn't until he popped his head up that he had the wondering look on his face. I explained that his son was bobbing up and down. It was then that he admitted that his son was learning how to swim but couldn't yet.

The question remains was it a coicidence or not that I was at that pool at that specific time? There was no-one else around. I can tell you that the previous week, Satan was whispering in my ear that maybe I didn't have a purpose on this earth.

That day, God showed me that I do have a purpose in this life and so does that little boy. Some may say it was a mere coincidence. For me, it was God.

My sheep hear My voice,
and I know them,
and they follow Me.

John 10:27