"I had read through old letters from my grandparents' German friends during World War II and afterward. I noticed sentences like, 'Hans, how happy you made us! How could you possibly have known that we can't get any suspenders right now?' Or, 'The potatoes arrived just at the right time.' So I asked Grandpa to explain. His answer has remained forever in my mind because of its simplicity: 'When something good that we could do to other people crosses my mind or my wife's, then we just do it. It could be the Lord."
Hanspeter Nuesch
Ruth And Billy Graham p. 259
People often tell me that God doesn't speak to them. But . . . maybe He does.
At one time, my husband and I would respond to a "wonder" with, "At the risk of not obeying we WILL . . . make the phone call, deliver groceries, go to Rice Lake, Wi, write a note, ask someone if we can pray for them. None of these are big things, but they can make huge differences.
One time, we "wondered" if we should deliver groceries to some friends who were moving. Now, their income was far greater than ours and so we could have dismissed the possibility of it being God speaking to us. But "at the risk of not obeying," we shopped and delivered. Wow! Not only did they need the groceries after paying closing costs, moving expenses, and waiting for the next check, we bought what was on their grocery list!
Tell me that didn't stoke our faith!
You notice I said, "At One Time, WE . . . " I want to return to that habit.
So while I'm challenging myself, I'd like to extend the challenge to you. When someone comes to mind, today (tomorrow, this week, this month) and you're caused to "wonder," . . . DON'T. Don't wonder . . . DO! Who knows that it might be God; you and others might be blessed beyond measure. I promise you/us that our wonderings will add new and exciting dimensions to our lives.
I'd love to hear from you, and about your wonderings.
For me to hear . . . For me to 'do,' I find myself . . .
Utterly Dependent On Him Who Is Utterly Dependable,
Lonnie
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