Guest guest Posted October 10, 1999 Report Share Posted October 10, 1999 > >> GOT MILK? > >> This is beautiful!:-) Have a happy day. > >> > >> > >> Subject: FW: Fw: This is powerful!!!!!!! > >> > >> > >> Subject: Does God still talk to people? > >> > >> Does God Still Speak To Us? > >> 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 > >> and > >> > >> how he didn't recognize the voice of God, and > >> how little > >> 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. > >> [1 -Chapter 3] > >> 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 > >> 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 hall way > >> speaking loudly > >> in > >> Spanish. > >> 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 > >> ask 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 prayers. > >> > >> THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST....... > >> If you believe in the power of prayer, send this > >> to ten people > >> and the > >> person that sent it to you!!!!!!!! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________ > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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