You're right Amy.  And I really did have need of it after all.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Gordon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: Causes to Pray


> God is so good.  He shows us to pray for people when we're not expecting
to.
> I'm sure I can think of a testimony like that.  I will pray for that
driver.
> At the same time of God showing you to pray for this person he provided
for
> you the water.
>
> Amy
> ----- 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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