You are both so right about that.  I find the receiving end difficult too.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "JULIE MELTON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: Causes to Pray


> Vergie,
>
> You're right.  Too many times we let pride get in the way of letting
others
> be blessed.  I'm not saying take everything for free, but it takes
> discernmetn to know when someone might need to bless us.  Preaching to
> myself here.
>
>
>
>
>
> JulieMelton
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> www.heart-and-music.com
> Keep smiling!
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: VIRGIE UNDERWOOD <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Causes to Pray
> >Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 10:17:39 -0400
> >
> >Vickie,
> >Sometimes we just need to let others have their blessings!  This man was
> >obviously blessed by that act of kindness.  You never can tell it might
> >have made that guys day by your acceptance of his kindness. Your prayer
> >might be the one that helps to lead this man to the Lord wouldn't that be
> >wonderful?
> >Huggs,
> >Virgie and Hoshi
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki and the Rors"
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 1:08 AM
> >Subject: Causes to Pray
> >
> >
> >>Saturday I went to a water aerobics class.  I took our local Para
transit
> >>
> >>Service to get there.  I was pretty convinced by the tone of the
> >>conversation in the van
> >>
> >>That my driver wasn't a professing Christian.  He was nice enough, but
if
> >>I could
> >>
> >>Describe him with one word just based on casual observation, I would
have
> >>labeled
> >>
> >>Him as hard-shelled.  Of course, we run in to people in our daily paths
> >>each
> >>
> >>Day who aren't Christians, so nothing new about that.  I didn't speak
with
> >>
> >>Him about the Lord as I didn't feel led to do so.  Quite frankly, it
never
> >>crossed
> >>
> >>my mind.  I don't happen to have the gift of evangelism, though that
isn't
> >>
> >>an excuse for any of us.  But as I said, it didn't cross my mind and I
> >>
> >>didn't feel led in that direction.  We talked about the Cinco de Mayo
> >>
> >>traffic, the weather and a few others pass the time type topics.  We
> >>rounded
> >>
> >>the corner taking sharp turns in to the parking lot, and he began to
> >>
> >>maneuver that vehicle in to a parking spot to drop me off near the gym
> >>
> >>entrance.  When I reached down and grabbed my gym bag I noticed I had
> >>
> >>forgotten my bottle of water. I casually commented about it, with a hint
> >>of laughter
> >>
> >>in my voice.  He asked me what I was going to do
> >>
> >>about forgetting it.  I responded that there was a whole pool of water
in
> >>there should I
> >>
> >>need some.  I told him there was always the drinking fountain too if I
was
> >>
> >>really seriously interested, and that it just wasn't a big deal.  In my
> >>mind,
> >>
> >>I thought, "I never drink out of drinking fountains."  "And that
> >>disgusting
> >>
> >>pool water certainly doesn't count for drinking substance, unless of
> >>course
> >>
> >>by accident, one gets a mouth full of the nasty tasting stuff."  I
> >>obviously didn't voice my thoughts.
> >>
> >>As I reached for the handrail to descend the steps of the van, instead
of
> >>
> >>Finding the hand rail, there was a bottle of cold water firmly placed in
> >>my hand.  I
> >>
> >>explained that it really wasn't necessary for me to have it, and for him
> >>to keep it.  He
> >>
> >>replied that he had three other bottles.  Nothing would do but that I
> >>should take it.  He
> >>
> >>told me it was unopened and that it was Kroger's brand.  Feeling quite
> >>
> >>embarrassed, I offered to pay him for it which he didn't accept.  So I
> >>thanked him and hurriedly left the van.  I showed my id at the counter
and
> >>headed toward the women's locker room hardly giving a thought to the
cold
> >>water given to me by the stranger.
> >>
> >>I was just inside the locker room door when a voice thundered in my head
> >>the words, "And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least
> >>of my
> >>
> >>followers, you will surely be rewarded." (Matthew 10 verse 42, NLT)
WHILE
> >>A CAREFUL STUDY OF THIS VERSE AND SURROUNDING VERSES WILL MORE FULLY
> >>EXPAND THE full MEANING AND APPLICATION< I was abruptly reminded of the
> >>act of kindness done to me by the van driver, and how Jesus views
> >>seemingly small actions. In that moment I asked the Lord to bless him
for
> >>his kindness and prayed for his salvation.  Had this not happened as it
> >>did, I most likely would not have prayed for this person's salvation at
> >>all.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Wonder what God incidents have happened to others of you that have
caused
> >>you to specifically pray.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>And by the way, don't ask me if my water aerobics cause me pain and
agony
> >>the next day.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Vicki
> >>
> >
>
>