The Dolphin

I was in between work situations, and seeking God for the next move for me. I decided to take a trip North along the east coast of Australia, where my home base stay for the trip was in Forster NSW, (a gorgeous place).  It was a 9 day trip in total.

I really wanted to spend time seeking God.

One evening I heard that there were dolphins in the inlet of Forster and to see them I would have to get up at the crack of dawn.  This I had planned, but the next day I was tired and decided to sleep in.

Later that day I was sitting on this huge open long stretch of beach, no where near the inlet.  There was no one in sight, just open water, with the ocean waves slightly lapping at the beginning of the sand.  I was talking to God and just enjoying the open ocean, fresh air, and time alone.

As I sat there on the sand, I said, 'Lord, I would really love to see my very own dolphin, my very own dolphin, Lord'.  It was just an impromptu part of the prayer as I was still a little disappointed that I didn't make the effort to get up to see the dolphins.  I sat looking into the close waters, just thinking about things, but then approximately 1 minute from that prayer I saw this fin rise and fall back into the ocean. It was a dolphin!  It was right in front of me, quite close in.  It did 2 or 3 little surface swims and then it was gone.

I was so excited.  God heard my prayer and He answered me within 1 minute.  Amazing.

I took some pictures in general during that time away.  When I got home, I think I was still doubting whether God was with me!  But when I saw the photos, the sunsets, the ocean, the light, plus the memory of the answer to prayer, seeing the dolphin in a little unknown stretch of beach, I knew that what I had been seeking was always there.  God was with me.  Why doubt?

Things have changed since that time away.  I know that God is always with me. His Holy Spirit is with me, in me. Leading me, prompting me.  I've been down one path recently that was definitely not God, which took me quite a time to realise, but during that time Jesus' spirit never left me alone.  I kept asking his will. His path. His way.  As I kept asking, there was no peace.  There was fun and busyness, but there was a lack of peace.

Trust in Him. He will set you on that right road.  His promise is to lead, guide, comfort. Call on His name.  Call on Jesus.  Believe in Him.

He will even show a girl sitting on the edge of the ocean, her very own dolphin.