> > > > > > 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 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 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST....? If you believe that > > > > God is alive and well, > > > > send > > > > > > this to at least ten people and the person that > > > > sent it to > > > > you!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > This is so true. Sometimes it's the simplest > > > > things that God asks us > > > > to > > > > do > > > > > > that cause us, if we are obedient to what He's > > > > asking, to be able to > > > > hear. > > > > > > His voice more clear than ever. Please listen, > > > > and obey! It will > > > > bless > > > > you > > > > > > (and the world). Phil 4:13 > > > > > > > > > > > > This is an easy test, you score 100 or zero. > > > > It's your choice. > > > > > > > > > > > > If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow > > > > the directions. Jesus > > > > said, > > > > > > "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of > > > > you before my Father..... God Bless you all, Lorraine > > > >