So Im on my way to town yesterday to pick up a check. Evrything outside is still dripping from an all day rain the day before. Its not ten oclock yet and the wind is howling with the temperature in the 30;s. Not what we consider a pleasant morning in Georgia. Im riding through the downtown part of Augusta and pass a couple of people that are bundled up and walking slowly, aimlessly, pretty obvious they are most likely homeless. My heart gets warm and I start to imagine what it must be like. Then I pass an elderly black couple, the same dingy bundled appearance, the man was tending to a ragged piece of cloth the lady was using as a scarf to help cover her head. And I saw the humanity in the picture, and I felt for the old couple. The sight left me with this hollow feeling in the pit of my stomache, and before it went away I passed another gentleman, wrapped up in military surplus clothing, something wrapped his head and face so that all that was exposed were his eyes. As I drove past he looked at me, and I at him, our eyes made contact and I could almost feel his pain. Tears ran from my eyes as I swallowed hard at the lump in my throat. My heart cried out from compassion. I was overwhelmed only for a short minute, but I knew I just got a request from God. I cant explain how I knew, I just knew. But it was unclear- I didnt hear any words, I didnt feel a specific message or urge to do anything right then. In just a couple minutes all those feelings passed. I picked up my check, went to the bank and was thinking back on that moment. I dont know that God was sending me a message, it could just as easily been my own thoughts. All of the feelings from that moment had gone and the idea that it may have been spiritual in nature seemed a bit silly now. What am I to do? So I went on about my day. Has something like this ever happened to you people reading this? You think you get a message from God, you play it off, the feelings go away and you have done nothing? I have done it often. Sometimes I wonder how many times God has called on me to do something and I just ignore it, or let the chance slip by. Could I make any difference in the world have I been more diligent? What will I do the next time I get that feeling? Do I really think it was from God or just my own mind and I was reading into it? I dont know, and I dont want to take any chances. Just in case it was God, I have gone and made this big pot, 5 gallons. of hot homemade vegetable soup. And I bought some loafs of bread and peanut butter and have a big cardboard box full of sandwiches in there. I am fixing to load this pot of soup and the box of sandwiches in my old 1979 ford truck, and Im going to drive across the river, downtown where the homeless congregate and Im going to feed just as many as I can. Im waiting now for the sun to come up. Yall have a blessed day.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 11:53:25 +0000
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