A Talking Donkey

I've mentioned before how interested I am in the things that are not typically seen. I wonder what is going on around me with the angels and demons. How often attacks are fought off, and how easily I let them in. I wonder if I always have angels protecting me or if I'm alone at times. I wonder if I ask for more angelic presence, if God grants it. 

I think about angels when I'm singing worship songs and imagine them dancing around the throne of God, but I really wish I could see it. 

Then there are times when I end up being late for something because I couldn't find my keys, or something else keeps me from leaving on time, then I see an accident on my route to wherever I'm going and I question whether God had caused me to be late for protection. 

Balaam had a similar experience in Numbers 22 as he was riding his donkey to go see Balak. Balak had requested that Balaam come and curse the Israelites for him so that they would not be able to attack him and his people. God had told Balaam that He would not be cursing the Israelites, but directed him to go see Balak anyway since he had asked persistently. I guess God wanted to remind Balaam that he needed to only tell Balak whatever words He had given to him, so He sends an angel to block Balaam's path. The donkey sees the angel and tries to stop, but Balaam beats his donkey multiple times as he was not able to see the angel. 

At this point, God opens the mouth of the donkey! "What have I done to make you beat me these three times?"

Either Balaam is Dr. Doolittle or there were some details left out of the Bible, because I'm pretty sure I would have needed to start the conversation with questions about how my donkey had learned how to talk. Balaam just jumps right in though with a response, "You have made a fool of me. If I had my sword in hand, I would kill you right now!"

The dialogue continues a little bit, but then God opens Balaam's eyes so that he can see the angel. Balaam suddenly realizes that his donkey isn't crazy and that he should not have been beating it expecting it to act differently.

I think there are probably times when I think everything is going all wrong, when really God is ordaining them to go all right. I just want to have faith that everything that happens to me outside of my control is something that God is either creating or allowing to happen to push me in the direction He wants me to go.