Ha Ha Ha Ha Peggy,
Well, at least The Lord got your attention reading the word.
Vinny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peggy Kern" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: God's Sense of Humor


> Okay, Sharon.  Here's my experience of God's sense of humor:
>
> When I was in my early 20's, I really really really wanted to get a
> guide dog.  I love animals, and thought it would be cool to have a
> dog be my guide.  Well, around that time, I happened to be reading
> the book of Isaiah.  I'd read through all the "good" (in quotes)
> chapters, and was now on chapter 56.  After reading a few verses, I
> told God, "Lord, this is boring.  It has nothing to do with me!  I
> want to read something that's relevant, like whether or not to get a
> guide dog."  Then I started reading around verse 10:  "Israel's
> watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge;  they are all mute dogs,
> they cannot bark;  they lie around and dream, they love to
> sleep.  They are dogs with mighty appetites;  they never have
> enough."  I stopped there, right in the middle of verse 11 and kind
> of half-chuckled, figuring it was just an amusing coincidence.  Then
> deciding to take advantage of the situation and pray about it, I
> said, "Well, Lord, I've heard German shepherds are pretty intelligent
> dogs."  Then I started to read again.  The very next words say, "They
> are shepherds who lack understanding;  they all turn to their own
> way, each seeks his own gain."  (Honest, this really happened;  I'm
> not making this up.  And I knew nothing about that particular
> scripture passage before this!)  I don't think God was expressing His
> opinion of guide dogs, but rather telling me specifically that I
> shouldn't get one.  And as it turns out, for the particular life
> style I have, a guide dog wouldn't be the best choice, although I'll
> never say never to that option.  <grin>  But I'm always amused how
> God got back at me for saying the scripture I was reading was boring,
> and asking for something about whether or not to get a guide dog.  <grin>
>
> Peggy
>
> At 02:17 PM 1/21/2006, you wrote:
>>Speaking of God's sense of humor, I'd like to hear other testimonies in
>>which He displays it.  I'll share one with you, for starters.
>>
>>A lady I know used to live alone in a trailer in Mountain Home, Idaho.  It
>>was a lonely experience for her.  One day she came home from work, and 
>>said,
>>
>>"God, I'm so lonely, I could marry any man!"
>>
>>Sometime later, the phone rang.  Sure enough, it was a man, asking her to 
>>go
>>out to dinner with him!  The problem was, she did not like him.  She got 
>>so
>>mad that she gritted her teeth and said,
>>
>>"God, I didn't mean him!"
>>
>>sharon