In 2018 I lived in a shelter. A homeless shelter. For 3 years, off and on in various different shelters. For the homeless. Even working 20-25 hours a week, but not earning enough for supporting myself on my own. No drugs. No addictions. But, this was the path my life took.
I participated in a Love Citywide project. And, we painted trashcans in exchange for experience, community, dignity and gift cards. During that time, I met an old former "church friends" who were partnering with the project as group leaders. It was a pleasant surprise to run into these friends. I thought, wow God is so nice to let me be reconnected to these people. From their end, the husband secretly wondered (I would find out later) is she homeless? She can't be homeless! And, the wife was reminded the next day that she had been praying in her quiet time for a divine appointment, and God reminded her that I was her divine appointment!
The next weekend they invited me to their home group and I got reconnected to the church Body of Christ. That was a wonderful time and season for me. I felt like life was moving in a good direction. The church was having an all-day conference Saturday, and I was invited/encouraged to participate in that. So I did.
After that conference, driving in my car on the way home, I "heard an audible voice." That audible voice called my name! At that time, I had never heard of V2K/voice to skull technology, so it never crossed my mind until recently. I originally "thought" or believed God was actually speaking to me! (Why He only called my name once and said nothing else to me did not cross my name at the time.) Now, in retrospect, I *think* this was a test or a kind of pre-run of some kind of V2K tech in operation. When I told my small group leader, she told me "that's amazing". I wish she would have *warned* me about V2K, but I am thinking that she may not have known about it either. Another thing I often experience is the smell of cigarette smoke all the time (okay not all the time but more often than desired). Where is that smoke smell coming from?! Sigh. Without a good job it is impossible to earn a decent living. At least, this is my experience.
