"God wink" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2018, A Godwink Christmas",
          "text": "Scene 85=JANE (Kathie Lee Gifford) Sometimes, God doesn’t speak to us in a voice we can hear. Sometimes-he winks.",
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          "ref": "2002, SQuire D. Rushnell (sic), When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life",
          "text": "When we carry ourselves as far as we can and feel we can go no further, that's when we should be on the lookout for a God Wink. It's coming.",
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          "ref": "2007, James B. Twitchell, Shopping for God, page 105",
          "text": "In its most vulgarized and solipsistic state, epiphany is what currently is marketed as a God wink. Here the believer is encouraged to take some coincidence, like winning the lottery or recovering from sickness, as evidence of a higher power at work.",
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          "ref": "2009, Ed Gungor, What Bothers Me Most About Christianity, page 117",
          "text": "A giant hand? That's the kind of stuff that makes people of faith smile — maybe a God wink? How fun.",
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          "ref": "2011, Stephen G. Post, The Hidden Gifts of Helping",
          "text": "Still, at the time, I was dearly in need of a God-wink or two. And, as so often happens, I had to wait for them.",
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        "An event or personal experience, often identified as coincidence, so astonishing that it is seen as a sign of divine intervention, especially when perceived as the answer to a prayer."
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