God’s will

(From my brother, Steve)

I am going to share a story with you because it really touched my soul. Now I am sharing this story with you not to brag or try and make myself look good but I want to share how I learned a great lesson yesterday and today.

 

I was out yesterday in a crowd and it was very loud. I was in downtown St Joseph for the dedication of the new painting on the building.  They were about to cut the ribbon and there were about 50 or so people there all talking. I got a phone call from a friend and I could not hear her very well. I wanted to tell her I would have to call her later after the event but, instead, I felt the need to go to the far side of the parking lot so I could hear her. 

 

She is a friend of mine and she said she needed help. I will not tell you in this story who she is but I know the person very well. I know she has been having a hard time. She asked me if she could borrow money to pay her electric bill because they were going to shut off the power in the morning if it was not paid. I hesitated but I heard a voice within me say, “YOU CAN DO IT, SO DO IT”.  She said she would pay me back in two days. My first credit card did not have enough money on it so she called back and I gave her another card and this time it went through.

 

I joined the crowd and had a nice time looking at the painting which was on the side of about 5 buildings and about 5 stories up in places. It was just beautiful and I was able to talk to the artist and others around town. I got in my car and a voice told me to call my friend back and tell her to forget trying to pay me back. I DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT AND I AGAIN HESITATED MAKING THE CALL, BUT I DID. I called her back and, after some talking, I convinced her that I heard a voice in me that said I had to do this. She argued with me and I just said, SURE TAKE AWAY MY BLESSING AND LAUGHED.

 

I went to church last night and the main message was about, ‘WE MUST HAVE A SPIRIT OF OBEDIENCE, SACRAFICE AND GOOD WORKS IS IMPORTANT BUT OBEDIENCE IS MORE IMPORTANT’. When Jesus was in the garden, he did not want to go thru the pain and suffering but he wanted to obey His Father’s Will.

 

None of this hit me last night, even though the whole hour was about obeying God’s will and being obedient. However today, this is what happens and this is the real meat of my story. I saw my friend and she thanked me and she told what happen in her life. She called many of her family and friends and no one could help her so she sat and prayed to God how she would be able to take care of the bill. She said, she heard a voice and it said to call Steve, so she called me. After she paid the bill, she started crying because she felt that she would not be able to pay me back in just a few days, because of other bills she had to pay.

 

That is when Jesus said to her,, “BE STILL AND LET ME WORK TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM TOO”. She said she heard this voice just as clear as it could be, two times, and then she heard the phone ring. She was crying and did not want to answer the phone but when she saw it was me, she answered the phone.  I just did what a voice in me ordered me to do and I had to obey. She did not want to take it but I again told her she had to do it because God want me to do this. 

 

When I saw her today, she thanked me and thanked me and then told me the story. That is when she told me this: “STEVE, NOW I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE JUST BEING OBEDIENT TO GOD”. That is when it really hit me that is what the message was all about yesterday. I am blessed to be a part of this and I wanted to share this with you all. If you feel it is God’s Will to be obedient to Him, just do it. I have not always listened to His Voice but this was a great lesson and I thank God for teaching me to obey Him.

 

GOD LOVE YOU ALL