10:17 or the date 10/17 has held special meaning for me for some time. Momentous events in my family have happened multiple times on that date. Things such as marriages, hospitalizations and getting out of hospitals have all happened on 10/17.
I don't follow gematria or numerology, but I knew a pattern when I saw one. What was God saying to me?
Best I can do is to say that 10/17 has marked significant events not just in my family's history but in world history. October revolution in 1917 ring a bell? Anyway the changes are momentous and of the kind that mark a big departure from the past trajectory. Are the changes negative or positive? Sometimes they seem to me to be negative, but other times positive.
When I realized that J is the 10th letter of the alphabet and Q is the 17th it shed some light on the significance of 10/17, imo. Yes, I know the "JQ" but as a Christian this didn't seem to me to have as much meaning as a different question: The Jesus Question.
What you do regarding the Savior of the World is the most significant choice you will ever make. All other events or decisions pale in comparison to how and whether you receive the gift of eternal life through Jesus.