So Where is that Ark?

02.22.05 (6:52 pm)

If you hadn't been watching the news lately; its been raining like crazy in California. So much for the  8) beautiful weather we had been known to have! I mean, it's not like it never rains here, but we are breaking records with the all of the rain we have been having lately. Plus we even had tornado warnings, that is very unusual in it self. So today at lunch, I was reminded of Noah, and how God foreward him about all the rain that was to come. And I picture how people laugh at him and told him he was nuts. (not in those words I am sure, but I think you get the picture!) So I got to thinking, how many times have I been laught at, because I knew in my heart that God has told me something that was far fetch to the unbeleving world?Or maybe He has told me to go do something, and I didn't cause out of fear of what others might think or say?  :( Makes one wonder, what if Noah didn't listen to God? What if Abraham didn't  go up to the mountain with his son Isaac, as  do as God had commanded? http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genes is" title="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genes is" target="_blank"http://www.biblegateway.com/p...%2022;&version=31;  Or what about Esther? If she didn't listen to what her Uncle told her what she needed to do in order to save herself and her people? http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esthe r4" title="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esthe r4" target="_blank"http://www.biblegateway.com/p...:14;&version=31; I wonder how many times I fail God, because I didn't do what He told me to do, cause 1) I didn't trust Him. 2) I didn't trust myself. Or 3) I was afraid of what people might say or think cause I put God outside the box! Talk about your comforted zone! But in Job, it saids this :arrow: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=job11 " title="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=job11 " target="_blank"http://www.biblegateway.com/p...:7-9;&version=31; and this :arrow:http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=job11 " title="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=job11 " target="_blank"http://www.biblegateway.com/p...:13-15;&version=31; Talk about your kewl stuff, and what a awesome God we serve. But like you, I have my unbeliefs, and I don't trust God competely like I should. Sometimes I am just plain stubborn. How much is the blessing when we die to self, and allow the Holy Spirit to take over, so that our Father can be glorfied There was a time in my prayer life, I had asked God to use me more. Ok, I didn't ask, I cried that He will use me more. And you know they always say watch what you pray for, for you never know how God is going to answer that prayer. But I wanted to see more of God in my life. So I've prayed for Him to use me, so that I may see Him. Well, one week I was having a tough time, and I remembered that I thought I would go to church service to get refreshed and revived. Well I couldn't remeber what time the church service started, so I thought I would go and get a bite to eat and have some alone time. Well, God had different plans. As I was sitting in the corner of a fast food place, minding my own business, along came a woman, a sat down in a booth . Not facing me, but having her back to others as well. She seemed well dressed, and I thought she must be waiting for someone. So as I finished my food, I felt God telling me, to go offer my left over food to this woman. And I thought that was the craziest thing. I don't know that woman, and I am sure she was waiting on someone, and that was absurb that I would offer her my left overs. :roll: So what did I do? I got up and walk away and threw out my left overs in the trash. As I started to walk to my car, I felt God telling me " I thought you wanted me to use you?" :oops: So I did a 180 degree turn around, order what I thought the woman would like, and took it to her. I wish I could describe the look on her face. One of unbelief, ( and I thought OH OH, I goof!) But I felt I was suppose to tell her that God loves her and that He heard her cries, and He will answer her prayers. Turns out she was recently homeless and feeling overwhelm and wonder where was God in all of this. I didn't have a answer for her. But I prayed with her, and left her knowing that God hadn't abandoned her. That He holds her in the palm of His hand. And that was good enought for her. Since then, there has been many of these God divine appointments, some of them I miss :(, some of them I heeded to what God wanted me to do. And when I answer to His will, what a overwhelming blessing it has been. So my freind, I ask of you, what it is that God has been asking of you that is outside of your box? And what are you willing to do about it?  :wink: