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When God Winks at You is packed with true stories demonstrating that God does communicate with us, making incredible things happen in our lives every single day.

As you listen to the riveting accounts of everyday and famous people—including Tim Conway, Billy Graham, and Don Knotts—you will begin to recognize the Godwinks in your own life, both past and present. Through these tangible signposts from God, we receive personalized messages that reassure us, stop us from worrying, chart our path in life, and help us keep the faith.

Contains uplifting, engaging, and encouraging true stories of everyday miracles

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Attain an unshakable confidence that you are never alone . . . and never have been. Provides a great gift for anyone seeking reassurance that God is with us.

With delightful warmth and familiarity, SQuire has masterfully crafted a timeless collection of inspiring and faith-building stories that can be enjoyed again and again.



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It gets to a point in life when you begin to feel interrupted. Not loudly. Not dramatically. Just enough to make you pause and think, That was strange… and somehow perfectly timed.

This book is about those moments.

When God Winks at You doesn’t try to convince you that life is magical. It suggests something quieter and more unsettling: that God may be present in the details we’re quickest to dismiss. A delay. A coincidence. A chance encounter. A prayer answered sideways instead of straight on.

SQuire Rushnell calls these moments “godwinks”—not miracles in the grand sense, but small, personal signposts that whisper reassurance: You’re seen. You’re not alone. Keep going.

What gives this book weight is not theory, but story. Rushnell gathers real accounts—from everyday people and well-known figures alike—that unfold with an almost uncomfortable precision. They arrive at moments of doubt, fear, grief, or transition. And they don’t solve everything. They steady something.

Lessons:

1. God’s communication is often subtle, not spectacular

One of the book’s central ideas is that we’ve trained ourselves to look for God in dramatic interventions, while overlooking the quiet ways guidance often arrives. Rushnell reframes coincidence as potential communication, not proof, but invitation. The lesson isn’t “everything is a sign,” but rather pay attention before you dismiss. Godwinks are not about certainty; they’re about presence.

2. Reassurance often arrives before understanding

Many stories in the book don’t end with clear explanations. Instead, they offer comfort first. A person receives unexpected help. A message arrives at exactly the right moment. A fear loosens its grip. Meaning comes later, sometimes much later. The lesson here is powerful: faith doesn’t always explain; sometimes it simply steadies you enough to keep moving.

3. Godwinks reduce worry by restoring trust

Repeated throughout the book is the idea that these moments are not meant to impress us, but to calm us. They interrupt spirals of fear and self-reliance. They remind us that outcomes aren’t resting solely on our shoulders. Over time, recognizing godwinks builds a quieter confidence, not that life will be easy, but that support exists even when clarity does not.

4. Looking back is as important as looking forward

Rushnell encourages readers to revisit their own past, not with regret, but curiosity. Many godwinks only make sense in hindsight. When you trace them backward, patterns emerge: protection you didn’t recognize, redirections you once resented, timing that saved you from paths you thought you wanted. The lesson is reflective, not mystical: memory itself can become a source of faith.

5. Faith grows through awareness, not control

This book never promises that recognizing godwinks will give you power over life. Quite the opposite. It gently loosens the need for control. The practice is not forcing meaning onto events, but staying open to the possibility that meaning may already be there. That posture, open, attentive, humble is where faith deepens.

When God Winks at You isn’t asking you to suspend reason. It’s asking you to notice more carefully. To allow room for wonder without demanding proof. To accept that reassurance doesn’t always come wrapped in answers.

This is a book people return to in uncertain seasons. Not because it tells them what to do, but because it reminds them they are accompanied.

And sometimes, that’s enough to keep going.

Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2026
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    I received this book as a gift, since I enjoyed it so much I have gifted it to others. It is amazing how God is always there.. and this book illustrates just how much he loves us, giving us little “God Winks!” Loved this book!
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2009
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    If you have never believed in a God this book might convince you that He is very real and present in your life. Small coincidences that you may not have taken seriously may actually have been God talking to you so as to direct your life.

    I was amazed by the number of stories collected for this book. These are incredible stories about how God speaks to us in our modern age. In fact it is a little overwhelming to read all the stories in one day. I loved the story of The Red Hat Society and how Billy Graham became a preacher. I also loved the story of a woman looking for red shoes who finds a pair by a designer with her name. Small things like a phone ringing just in time to save a man from committing suicide shows that God is also protecting and caring for us. Most of the stories brought me close to tears they were so incredible.

    In my own life I've had numerous encounters with "godwinks" as they are called. While traveling overseas by myself when my parents sent me off to college I ended up sitting by a man who knew my father. It was as if God was protecting me or showing me I was on the right path.

    At other times during my childhood things would happen when we needed money or when we needed Christmas presents. God provided us with more than necessities, He delighted us with spontaneous gifts. Now as an adult God still speaks to me but in a very interesting way. I hear and see words at the same time and they make up sentences. Normally I'm reading a book while listening to music or the radio. I also tried asking God questions and he answered them. You may think that is crazy but it really happens to me. One time when I was very depressed God brightened my day and changed my life by sending the message: "But Hope I Am All Everything."

    So while reading this book you may recall many things from your life that were more than coincidences. Recently while out with my parents for lunch we saw women with red hats and purple dresses. I knew it was related to a poem I had once read but this book explained that it was a chapter of The Red Hat Society. Often in my life things I see in real life will end up in books I read within the week and in movies I watch within a few days. This book just confirmed my belief in God even more! I had a question and God answered it again. :)

    ~The Rebecca Review
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2025
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    LOVE THIS BOOK!

  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2026
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    Interesting points of view. I agree with the premise and sentiment of many of the stories, many are in line with those of us who have had NDEs. I am a Christian but not an evangelical Christian.

  • Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024
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    Thank you for all these amazing true stories of God invading the lives of His family . Encouragement, direction change, hope ! And so much more! It filled me with fresh faith to believe the impossible from a faithful God who never fails and answers prayers in remarkable ways! Blessings to you as you continue to share God winks with us, Deedee Phillips

  • Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2014
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    Whether you go to church every week, think about it at Christmas and Easter or just remember listening to Bible stories as a child in Sunday school, When God Winks at You could open your eyes to a new way of seeing how all the little (and sometimes big) coincidences that form our lives may really be more than they initially appear. It certainly did for me . . . and for the five people I sent the book to this past Christmas.

  • Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2024
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    If you read one book a year, this is the one. It reminds us that God is always near to us. We need to learn to hear His voice, and remember that He speaks directly to us. The stories in this book, will make you laugh, will make you cry. It leaves you with an inner peace knowing that God winks at you.

  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023
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    I came across this Book in August of 2022 while buying a car at Carmax, I was describing something to a staff member and he said you had a Godwink and proceeded to describe the book to me. I have been sharing the phenomenal stories and the book ever since. Yesterday I was on my way to work and feeling down and not sure what to do in front of me was a License Plate that read Praise God and the woman driving who did not see me was someone I knew with a message I needed Godwinking all the time. Praise his Holy Name and Thanks be to God