yeah, that still fits in with the analogy though... 

like in games where they start to give more and more clear hints as you struggle to pass an obstacle... 

but once i got this hint i used it and experienced a straight up miracle, being told to pause a minute and then a person arrives who gives me gifts of hospitality that see me on my way, a taste of local farmer food and wine and a little lunch pack that lasted me to the next day as i rode up from bologna through venezia

the way that this model fits with the instructions of that bible verse, though, it's like a hint about the hint button

whether you actually get one or not is another question... but i have to say of all the games i play, the ones with hint mechanisms that are not bleedingl obvious are the most fun... the tomb raider reboot series are like this with the "survivor vision"