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Mary Dude
Quit Date: June 15, 2004
Posts: 4803 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: August 31, 2007 8:57 PM Post subject: Wanted to share this.... |
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This will give you the chills........GOOD chills.
A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study.
The Pastor had shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice. The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?"
After service he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they discussed the message.
Several different ones talked about how God had led them in different ways.
It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home. Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, " God. If you still speak to people speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey."
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head and said out loud, "God is that you?" He didn't get a reply and started on toward home. But again,the thought, buy a gallon of milk. The young man thought about Samuel and how he didn't recognize the voice of God, and how little Samuel ran to Eli.
"Okay, God, in case that is you, I will buy the milk." It didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the milk. He stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward home. As he passed Seventh Street , he again felt the urge, "Turn Down that street." This is crazy he thought and drove on past the intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh Street .
At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh.
Half jokingly, he said out loud, "Okay, God, I will". He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi commercial area of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either. The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the people were already in bed. Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the street." The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat.
"Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad and I will look stupid." Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk.
Finally, he opened the door, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something but if they don't answer right away, I am out of here." He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?" Then the door opened before the young man could get away. The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. "What is it?" The young man thrust out the gallon of milk, "Here, I brought this to you." The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway. Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears streaming down his face. The man began speaking and half crying, "We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk." His wife in the kitchen yelled out, "I asked Him to send an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?"
The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on him and put it in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward his car and the tears were streaming down his face.
He knew that God still answers prayer _________________
Mary D.
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kannprint
Quit Date: April 10, 2004
Posts: 4988 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: September 1, 2007 9:13 AM Post subject: |
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What a beautiful story, Mary. I, too, had tears rolling down my cheeks. Thanks for sharing. _________________
LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN, LOVE MUCH.
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Cowgirl UP!
Quit Date: July 26, 2004
Posts: 5029 Location: Ala
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Posted: September 1, 2007 9:31 AM Post subject: |
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What a beautiful story...what a beautiful message..
Kay _________________
All with a little help from my friends, COWGIRL UP |
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essie662
Quit Date: April 14, 2004
Posts: 3388 Location: MI
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Posted: September 1, 2007 11:26 AM Post subject: |
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Melody
Quit Date: August 19, 2004
Posts: 1103 Location: Ontario
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Posted: September 1, 2007 5:51 PM Post subject: |
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May one of those angels be looking after you Mary. I pray for you often _________________
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kevin Site Admin
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Posted: September 1, 2007 11:22 PM Post subject: |
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keep choosing life!
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Nosmoex
Quit Date: July 4, 2007
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Posted: September 2, 2007 10:21 PM Post subject: Wow |
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Dang, Mary D! What a post! Thanks. |
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Wanderer62
Quit Date: April 30, 2014
Posts: 69 Location: Western New York
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Posted: September 3, 2007 9:25 PM Post subject: |
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Hey Mary,
That's a great story and you're a good story teller. Thank you. You've reminded me to return to practicing gratitude. I do believe in a Higher Power and I also believe each of us is being watched over. May you stay safe and come home soon.
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jimotter
Quit Date: November 19, 2003
Posts: 2411 Location: Everett Washington
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Posted: September 4, 2007 5:32 AM Post subject: |
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Mary, womderful story.
Jim
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daggy12
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Posted: September 10, 2007 9:50 PM Post subject: |
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wow mary! great story _________________
Life can only be "understood" by looking backward, but must be "lived" by looking forward.
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Seabrez
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Posted: September 12, 2007 2:08 PM Post subject: |
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I love this, Mary! Yes, when we will risk looking like a fool...he answers prayers through our obedience. Seen miracles like this happen....it IS real!
Love and Hugs _________________
Living in Freedom
Deb
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 Corn 5:17 NASB |
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