Category: philosophy/religion topics
read this, then tell me your anser. this will make you all think, i am sure of it.
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 o 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 tu rned 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 0milk. 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 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 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.
I've seen this email forward before. It's been circulating for years. And, moving this to religion topics, BTW.
Oh definitely god still answers prayers. It's an amazing testimony though. It shows how "normal" day to day people can be used by god to bless other people in need.
yes it is an email that's been around a while, but I have no doubt that it is true or based on trutyh. there are many times in my life where I know that God answers prayers. Sometimes in his time and in his way. we have to listen and follow his instructions. we also don't tell him what to do but ask for his guidance.
Totally agreed with the last post. The Gods are strange and wonderful. I've seen instances, both with me and with my friends, where what They wnated was clear and when They directly and quickly answered prayers, as in this e-mail. But I've also seen some where They answer them with something completely different from what was asked and that works out for the best. Usually, it's my friends who receive strong messages from Them, mostly from Those whom they're closest too, but there are times where I've received callings as well. In those cases, I try not to ignore them, even if I don't know what they mean at the time. I always pray to The Gods when I'm in trouble, and if They answer, I make offerings to Them or do certain things that I've promised I'd do if help was received and I thank Them for Their kindness. But if they don't, as difficult as it is at times, I try my best to understand that it's for a reason. They know all things, not me. I've actually got to get to my lesson now, since I promised Hermes I would work for an hour today.
Yes God does answer prayers.
That was a wonderful story. It did give me good chills.
Yes and so we all can be used if we listen to god's voice. Everyone of us. This story does not have to be a rare one. You just have to be open. That's why I don't like people who teach that god does no longer speak to people.