Since the spectacular unveiling of AI’s potential, I’ve fine-tuned my practice of sending personalized eCards to special people through my messaging app. With decades of experience as a graphic designer, I can produce high-quality visual products. After sending them off, I often receive amusing or grateful responses, although sometimes the silence is deafening!
As a devoted believer in Christ since the age of seven, I’ve discovered that occasionally, I just know things. This aligns beautifully with the Biblical truth of the gift of the Spirit known as the Word of Knowledge (1 Corinthians 12:8). It’s that divine insight about events or people that you couldn’t possibly know through ordinary means.
Years ago, a couple struggled for many years to conceive, even enduring futile IVF processes. After they “gave up” trying, I mustered the courage to proclaim in an email, “Your lineage is not ending; there’s a son within you!” To everyone’s amazement, a year later, a girl (whoops! False prophet!) was born, but then a boy, and then two more delightful daughters!
Fast forward to today—a fifty-plus-year-old birthday! As I sat at my computer, ready to create an AI image, I found myself at a loss for inspiration amid his recent personal turmoil. How could I sincerely wish him a “Happy Birthday” during such a challenging time? With a gentle nudge from my wife, I decided to keep it simple with a heartfelt, “Happy Birthday!”
I then instructed the AI with a prompt: “Show the back of a man in his fifties, gazing at the breathtaking Yosemite Valley.” The card is showcased above. After sending it, moments later, I received a response: “Did I tell you I was going to Yosemite?” I replied, “No, you didn’t, but I had a feeling you might be. Wow!” To my delight, he responded, “Oh, cool! I decided to do a day trip. Just about to start my hike!”
We all want to be seen—by someone, and hopefully, by God Himself! God shows up in undeniable ways at random times to declare, “I see you and your circumstances. I have not abandoned you; I love you!” (Isaiah 41:10).
It’s not merely about the scene; it’s about being seen.
So you see, dear friends, you too can be vessels of encouragement, used by God to uplift others. Whatever the nature of their scene, tragedy or triumph, they want to be seen.
Have you experienced a similar moment of divine insight or encouragement?
As Abraham’s servant sought a wife for Isaac, he declared, “I being in the way, the Lord led me” (Genesis 24:27, KJV).
Sometimes, we need to “get in the way” so that God can show us the way.
Let’s pray together: “Lord, help us believe in order to see, rather than demand that we see in order to believe. Amen!”
This post may be included in a forthcoming book entitled “Glimpses of Glory—Miracles Amid the Mundane.”
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