What a cool testimony, Vicki!  I'm praying with you for God's blessing and 
mercy upon that driver.  I'll have to think if I've had any similar 
incidents.  I can't think of any off the top of my head, but it's late. 
<grin>

Peggy
http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vicki and the Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:08 PM
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.
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> Vicki
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