Never a Coincidence

Something that I have realized more and more as I have been on my mission is that there really never is a coincidence. Heavenly Father is a God of order and He has a plan for all of us. He knows our talents and abilities and how we can best help those around us. He will guide us to those people who we can touch and who we need to be touched by. An example of this just happened the other day. We had gone to church and a few other meetings, but our plans for the afternoon got a little jumbled and we were not sure where we were meant to go or who God wanted us to see. Since we share a car and it wasn't our turn, our options were kind of limited and we ended up getting dropped off at a nearby apartment complex by the member we were with before. As we were trying to figure out where to go, that same member sent us a text to tell us that she saw one of her friends walking on the road nearby and she told us we needed to go talk to her. We started walking to try and talk to her and see if we could help her with anything. We walked and walked and didn't find her. By that point, we were almost home and were not sure if we had really used our time productively. But, about half a mile up the road from our complex, we stopped and talked to a man who was walking the other direction! He was very nice and we gradually got to talk with him more about the gospel. Apparently, he has had several run-ins with missionaries throughout his lifetime and has actually been to a church before when he lived in the Congo! He had a lot of questions and misunderstandings that we were able to answer and clear up for him, and he seemed to be happy to have talked with us. He promised to call us after he had finished his move across town. Though we don't know exactly what will come of that situation, I am confident that God led us to meet that man so that we could share more with him about the gospel of Jesus Christ. When we are doing our best, the Lord will put people in our path that we can help and strengthen. I am grateful for those moments where I can see that I have been able to act as an instrument in the hands of God.