hi feel,
what an interesting story i can ges who the other man wasthanks be to god,
lawrenceOn Sat, 14 May 2005 23:36:54 -0600, Phil Scovell wrote:
>Here is an unusual testimony we heard in our home Friday night. Sandy,
>Vicki, and Lelia were there and heard it, too. Tell me who you think the
>man was in the story.
> Troy is an X convict who has been out of prison for 11 years.
>For most of his life, he has been an alcoholic and a drug addict.
>Three months ago, one of the men in our Friday night prayer group
>meetings led Troy to Christ in one of his men's Bible studies.
>Troy is a house builder by trade and a good one, too. He has been
>coming on Friday nights to our prayer meeting since he was born
>again.
> Troy has been able to enter a drug rehab residential
>Christian home within walking distance of our home. This home is
>not required by law but his common law wife of many years, gets
>him so mad at times, he leaves the house and goes on a three day
>drunk or drug binge. So, he moved into this Christian drug home
>to try and stay sober. He has been since he was born again, too.
> The other night, he and his roommate at the rehab home got
>into an argument. Troy left the house to go for a walk to try and
>calm down. He walked so far away, he decided to take a bus home.
>It was after midnight and the only place open in that part of town
>that he could see was a liquor store. He went in and asked for
>change for a five dollar bill so he could use change to ride the
>bus home. As the man made change for him, Troy looked around at
>all the bottles and said, "Yeah, I used to be an alcoholic but I
>became a Christian so I don't drink any more." The guy said,
>"Well, how long have you been dry?" Troy told him three months.
>The man said, "Well, then I would say it is time for you to have a
>drink." He talked Troy into buying a pint.
> Walking home, Troy kept thinking and praying. As he walked,
>he tossed the unopened bottle into the air and caught it over and
>over again. As he walked, an Indian, who had just moved to
>Denver, stopped him on the street. Troy told him his testimony
>but he was having trouble deciding what to do about the bottle.
>The Indian said, "Just keep praying, man, just keep on praying,"
>and they parted ways.
> As he prayed, he knew, if he removed the cap, he would be a
>drunk again and his whole life would probably be ruined.
> Just then, he cross the opening of a dark alley. A voice out
>of the darkness said, "Hey, what are you doing?" Troy said, "Oh,
>I'm just walking home. "What's that you have in your hand?"
>Troy said, "I just bought a pint and was going to drink it but I
>became a Christian three months ago and if I drink this, I'll
>probably just go back to my old lousy way of living." the man
>came closer and said, "I'm a Christian, too. You don't need that
>bottle. Did you open it?" Troy admitted he had not opened the
>bottle and wasn't going to. The man said, "Come on with me. I'll
>give you a ride home. The last thing you need is that bottle."
>Troy argued with the man about just taking the bus but the man
>insisted. Troy is no little man and he isn't afraid of much so
>he walked down the alley to the man's car. It was a brand new Ta
>ho. He took Troy home and kept the bottle that Troy gave him.
> So who was this man with the new S U V in the middle of the
>night who claimed to be a Christian. Another drunk, possibly?
>If so, he didn't need to bum a pint of whisky off of Troy if he
>was driving a brand new 40,000 dollar sport utility vehicle. So
>who was he?
>Phil.
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