God Wink Testimonies
Back in 2008, I had found out that my husband was texting someone else. I was scared that we might be headed for a divorce even back then.
A dear friend reached out and asked me to go with her to "My Sister's Closet", a second hand store, to try to cheer me up. As we walked in the store I quietly escaped to the dressing room and sat with tears in my eyes. I remember putting my head in my hands and praying to God. I said to him, "God, please tell me what to do should I keep him or should I leave?" I then collected myself and walked out of the dressing room. To my astonishment, staring right back at me, hanging on a sales rack was this pink purse, spray painted with the words, "Keep him" I knew in that moment God had answered my prayer and I truly am glad I stayed with my husband for 17 more years.
In October of 2025, I was still clinging on to hope that my marriage was going to be saved. My husband had planned a guys trip to Nashville and both the therapist and I were happy that he had planned something fun to do. He was calling and texting and checking in to see how I was. Unfortunately, his friend posted on social media and it was then that I realized his girl friend had joined him on the trip to Nashville.
I had planned to go to lunch with my mom that day, but instead I found myself enraged with anger and all I wanted to do was pack up all of his stuff. I was finally done!
My mom was sadly relieved and happy to help. After all this struggle had gone on for over 2 years. As I was cleaning through the kitchen cupboards I had forgotten that I had purchased a "Dad pack" from the game "Cards Against Humanity." As I went to pull the last item from the cupboard, one of the cards had slipped from inside the junk drawer and fallen into the cabinet. As i reached for it, I flipped it over and the card simply read "divorce." For me it was more than the confirmation that I needed. God definitely likes to speak to me in some very unconventional ways. But when I hear Him I listen.
My husband kept telling me that I needed to "find my happy." I had no clue what he was talking about until, one Sunday at church, the pastor asked all of us what we thought
the definition of “joy” was. Most of us instantly thought of the word “happiness,” but he explained that we were incorrect. You see, happiness is something people chase and it is also
something that is fleeting. “I’ll be happy when (fill in the
blank)” “Joy” is finding the contentment in all circumstances knowing that God is in control and will provide everything
you need, no matter the outcome. Joy is something you embody as a state of being and is the embodiment of pure
gratitude for exactly where you are right now. In that moment, it became ever so clear to me that this is
why I simply couldn’t comprehend what my husband was asking me to do while we were in therapy, because I truly
embody joy! My life isn’t perfect. I am not always happy and bad things do happen to me and my family. But I always
choose joy!
As God always seems to like to do in my life, He showed up again with a major God Wink after that sermon. I was
sharing my revelation with my sister as we were driving back to my house. As we pulled up to the stop light, I looked up to see the license plate of the car in front of us and I knew that I had learned the lesson God was preaching to me that day. The license plate said “See Joy!” Again, what are the odds?
Stephanie S
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Stephanie S
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Stephanie S
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