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From: JULIE MELTON <[log in to unmask]>

> Vergie,
>
> I am doing well except for missing Lear. Tracey and I both got a bad case
> of stomach flu, but we're over that now, thankfully.
>
>
>
>
> 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 11:56:31 -0400
> >
> >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 t o 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!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> & gt;>>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:
> >>>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 not hing 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 f ull 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
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>