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How did God Get Your Attention?
How
Did God Get Your Attention?
Author:
Unknown
God will get
our attention one way or the other. Which way will He get
yours?
The Master called my name one day because he needed someone to
go :
I said " God, in my spare time, between school, spending time
with my
husband, working from 8 to 6, and trying to coordinate a program
for my
community to help our children do better, I will help you look.
See, I know
I can't go right now cause I have so much to do."
He said " well where shall I find such a person? I thought I saw
your name
on my list of available people."
"Well God, that was the prayer that I prayed last year, but
since then,
things have changed."
He said "like what?"
"Well I'm working on my Ph.D. and I'm needed by so many people
and my
husband is always wanting something done, and on top of that my
community
EXPECTS me to help and give to them so..."
"Well, seeing that you're busy, I'll let you go, but we will
talk again,
if
YOU have some time."
I went on through the days, and the weeks, and the months
completing my
task as always.
One evening, while studying for my comp exams, I received a call
from the
hospital concerning my husband. He had been in a terrible
accident and was
in critical condition. I dropped everything and ran to the
hospital where I
found my husband hanging on for dear life. I immediately begin
to pray
"God,
don't take him now, I can't bare it" but my prayer echoed off
the wall and
returned into mine own ear.
That next morning I left the hospital tired and weary, and
walked in the
door of my classroom just in time to begin my comps. As the
professors
begin
asking me questions I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came
out. In my
mind, I begin praying, praying hard, but my prayer echoed again
and found
myself upset at God because he was no where to be found. I could
not
explain
to them what was happening
After leaving from my exams, I called in to work because I was
so
distraught
at all that was going on. I explained to my supervisor what had
happened
and
she demanded that I take some time off.
After visiting my husband in the hospital that evening, I went
home and
fell
into a sunken state crying and despairing. Just then I heard
someone
calling
my name.
"God, is that YOU?"
"Well yes it is. Do YOU have some time? I wanted to see if I
could just
talk
"Instead of waiting to hear his questions, I lashed out in anger
and
resentment.
"How is it that when I needed you today, YOU couldn't be found
and last
night I cried and cried but
all I heard were echoes from the walls. My husband is dying, I'm
flunking
out of school, I may not have a job and you can just sit and say
YOU want
to
talk. . "
God interrupted me in my foolish speaking. "My child, I was
busy, out
looking for someone to go and tell others about me when you
cried. By the
time I came to answer you had moved on to something else. So, I
decided to
let your husband rest, and keep you home for a few days that way
MAYBE you
would get in touch with me, if YOU had some time. For you see,
before your
husband, the community or your job needs you, I NEED YOU. And if
all these
things take you away from me, I have to almost take them away
from YOU, in
order to get a moment. "
I calmed down and began to cry. For I remembered my prayer of
wanting to go
and do for the God.
He said "I just wanted to recheck with you to see if you knew of
ANYONE
that
I could send to be a witness for me and tell others about me. ..
any one at
all....?"
With tears in my eyes and feeling so unworthy I said " God, send
me, I'll
go."
God should never have to ask us if we have some time. We should
be more
than
GRATEFUL to do service for God, to witness, and to tell ANYONE
we can.
Don't
let your things", WHATEVER they may be, get you so tied up that
God has to
become a meeting time in your yearly planner. He had more than
enough time
for us. The least we could do is have time for him.
If YOU have some time, think more about this!
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