John 20:14 (NIV)
…she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
There are “diverse attitudes toward the Lord’s visits: unrecognized (John 20:14); unwanted (Mark 5:17); unexpected (Matthew 24:40-42); and not understood (John 6:60-66).” The natural man is not tuned into the things of God because they are unnatural to Him and cannot be understood apart from the Spirit of God connecting with the spirit of man. The human mind cannot explain them. Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. The appearance of an angel, signs and wonders and miracles—they happen these days, but we don’t recognize them. We can pray and invite the Holy Spirit to do a work in our hearts that results in us wanting, expecting, recognizing, and understanding God’s work all around us—another benefit of learning how to WAIT FOR GOD.