God's Reality TV Show

 One of my favourite films is "The Truman Show", which I've watched numerous times.

Truman doesnt know that he was born and has been living in a reality TV show his entire life. All his loved ones and colleagues are actors, and the strangers he meets occasionally are extras. Every day of his life has been created, scripted and directed by Christof.* (See note below).  When Truman eventually realises that he's in a TV show, he is given the choice whether he wants to remain in the show or go out into the big bad world. Truman chooses to exit the show.

I believe when I gave my life to Jesus Christ and accepted Him as my Lord and Saviour, I chose to live in a Reality TV show where  the Living God is the writer, producer, director, casting director, actors and extras.

Here are some examples of God at work.

I had been thinking of several colleagues I have worked with at museums and galleries and wondering how they are, as I haven't seen them for a while. 

I was booked to cover breaks at this museum. Because it's such a large museum, you only see staff whose breaks you're covering.  At one point, I saw one of my colleagues I had been thinking of going to her break. Both of us only had time for a hug and a quick chat as I had to cover my next break. Later, my manager asked me if I could stay till the museum closed. I said I was happy to. The galleries I was asked to cover turned out to be next door to the gallery my colleague was working in. So we had an opportunity to have a catchup. 

After I finished work, I was hoping to walk with my colleague, but she had to rush off. I planned to catch a bus to this store to do my grocery shopping, but I had a change of heart and decided to walk to Oxford Street and get my grocery from a store there instead. On my way to the checkout,  I saw colleague number two, who I had been wondering about, walking right past me. I called him and told him I had been thinking about him. He asked me if I was working at the art gallery that evening and I said no.   I told him I was happy to see him.

The next day, I had a break cover shift at another museum. I had planned to catch the local overground train to central London and catch the tube from there.  I had a change of heart and decided to travel by bus to the nearest tube station and then travel by tube. I had to change twice. On the last tube train, I was amazed to see the third colleague I had been thinking of standing opposite me, but she was daydreaming and didn't see me. When I called out to her, she ran to me and gave me a hug. It turned out she was working at the same museum, but was starting half an hour early. I told her I had been thinking  about her.  

At work, a colleague joined us. He told me he was glad to see me as there was something he wanted to ask me. When I checked the rota, I noticed  this colleague and I were going to be working together at my first position. I was able to answer his questions and even gave him my contact details in case he needed further information.

Finally, on my last position, I was working with this colleague. While we were chatting, I was able to pass on some information that he had  been wondering about.

In a city of 8 million people, only God could have organised my days so perfectly that I not only met the colleagues I had been thinking of, I was also able to be a blessing to two colleagues. 

Thank you, God, for being the creator, producer, writer, director, casting agent, actors and extras of my reality TV show. ❤️

* Interesting that the director in The Truman Show is called "Christof" or "of  Christ." That's why he thought he was Truman's god. 😀

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Relevant Bible verses:

"Bless the Lord, O my soul;

And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

And forget not all His benefits:

3 Who forgives all your iniquities,

Who heals all your diseases,

4 Who redeems your life from destruction,

Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,

So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s." Psalm 103: 1-5

"This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118: 24

"I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. [15] My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. [16] Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. [17] How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!" Psalm 139: 14-17

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3: 5-6

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29: 1

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service." Romans 12: 1

"for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." Philippians 2: 13