I've had one of these not long ago. I was walking to my truck from the grocery store and was feeling, almost to the point of tears, profound guilt, remorse, etc. due to a recent event that had gone badly, on top of all of the other recent life altering events, injuries and losses. I guess it was too much for me and, in that long walk back to the no door-ding place I parked, emotion hit me all at once...hard.
As I was putting the groceries in my truck, from out of nowhere this guy shows up from behind me telling me about his car trouble and his and his girlfriend's long drive back to Chapel Hill. There was something a bit different about him, a "brightness" sort of quality I can't explain. You'd know what I mean if you saw him.
In my guilt-ridden, beat down emotional state, I gave him more than he asked for and went back to putting the groceries in my truck. When I looked up again, he was gone.
I have since had another similar but different encounter at that same store.
I wonder sometimes what those encounters are about. Maybe a bit of testing or a rescue and a bit of healing or somethings else? All seem plausible to someone who believes in the supernatural and realms beyond the one we see with our God given senses and with the tools we build.
Amen. Dear Brother or Sister. It was encouragement from the Lord. Remember what Christ said. Love the Lord your God and your Neighbor as your self. By doing what you did you loved the Lord your Good and your neighbor. It is in giving we recieve. Our lives in Christ are an action not just a confession of faith. So true.