I used to think my dad had a direct link to God and although he was one of the most loving men… I had a great reverential fear of him… he seemed to know everything.
He also was used in the gifts…I always felt it was his close walk with God… he had the gift of discernment.
My girls now think that I have an uncanny way of knowing things… I think it is more that I try to stay close in fellowship with them and it is just very easy to detect changes in relationship. Withdrawal or being preoccupied is always a signal to me something is up.. I have radar feelers up all the time and I can usually tell when something is being hid from me or bothering my kids. The claims that I have eyes in the back of my head is just because I know how they think and usually have suspicion of what they are doing… lol I was a kid once.
As far as to Rico’s question… I feel that God’s eyes are on his children. I do believe that circumstances can happen at times to wake up a kid heading down a wrong path. I trust that God can allow parents to be aware of problems if parents are prayerfully raising their children in fear and admonition of the Lord.
I don’t think that is it purposely done by God… life happens… but timing can absolutely be of God…. God can use any circumstance to speak to those he cares about.