JOSHUA TIME 653

Still Answers> ==============> > 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 them 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 a 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 a 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 the hallway, 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 asked him to send an> Angel with some milk. 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.> > "Stop telling God how big your storm is.> Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!"> > > Author Unknown> > from The Mountain:> This classic story still touches me each time I read it.> God answers but usually it is through an obedient servant.> > We must realize that often the servant is sent to us to answer> our prayers, but more often,> > ...we are the servant who is sent.> > > Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox.> See you tomorrow.> > Send issue 3084 to a friend click http://www.ztaf.com/mw.htm> or click FORWARD on your email program to guarantee delivery.>