Julie,
After I sent that message to Vickie I realized I was preaching to myself as 
well.  It is a hard thing for me to do and to remember at times.  Hope you 
are doing well.
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JULIE MELTON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:21 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
> visit me at
> 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
>>>
>>
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