This morning around 6:30am while driving through my neighborhood to go to work I passed a young woman walking, dragging a large suitcase behind her and a small child walking beside her. It was dark, chilly and drizzling and my first thought was they need a ride. I hate to admit though that my second thought was youll be late for work and then the last lady you offered a ride to didnt accept it. Im usually very obedient when it comes to listening to God and normally act immediately. Looking back on it I cant help but wonder why sometimes I am hesitant or question what I know He is telling me to do. Why did I consider what it would cost me to help them? I sat at the stop sign at the end of my subdivision for a few moments and pulled out but God kept telling me to turn around. Very quickly I made the decision to be obedient and turned around to go back and get them. I pulled up beside them and rolled the window down in the truck and asked her if they needed a ride somewhere. She replied. Yes mam we do. Weve just been put out of our house. She opened the passenger door and placed her son in the front seat then looked at me and said, God sent you to me. I know that He did. I got chills when she said those words and could feel Gods presence there with us. Her words confirmed for me what I already knew; that God was speaking to me and guiding me. I drove her and her little boy to a nearby store where someone was supposed to be picking them up. We talked on the way there and I learned that she is in the Army and she has no one here in Georgia. She was very distraught over her circumstances and my heart went out to her. Before she got out of the truck I prayed for her and her son and she thanked me repeatedly. As I hugged her good bye she said to me again with tears in her eyes, I know it was God that sent you. Wow! To think I almost cheated myself out of that incredible blessing! Acts 20:35 tells us that Jesus said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. She thought that she was blessed by my acts of kindness but she has no idea what a blessing it was for me to be able to bless her. When I called Danny Wisner to share the story about why I was late he shared a story with me about offering someone a ride that didnt accept it either. He said he realized that God was testing him to see if he would be obedient and turn his car around. I realized that the lady that I had offered a ride to a few weeks ago was probably also a test. Some people may not believe that God tests us but after the experiences that I have had with Him.....I do believe it. Or maybe its His way of keeping us in check? Either way and however you want to call it, if you are a believer that seeks after Gods heart daily He will speak to you, reveal things to you, lead you and guide you. But if you dont want it, Hes not going to force it on you. Seek Him as Matthew 6:33 says But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Once again I am so thankful and honored that God loves me enough and thinks enough of me to use me to touch others. What a privilege it is to belong to the Kingdom of God.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:08:50 +0000
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