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Wow the small ways God tells me its time to do some pruning. This week for me it's about reminders.

 

I usually pack a lunch to take to work. Yesterday I walked out and left everything behind. I don't like the new vending company at work so at lunch I went out for lunch. Other wise I wouldn't have heard what God needed me to hear.

I don't go to lunch until 11:10 It's weird but that's the way they stagger the lunches. I only had about 15 minutes to hear what God needed me to hear about forgiveness, I'm like OK God I'll get on line when I get home and listen to the whole thing. I get home and get on Facebook instead. Oh my dear sweet Edna, she listen to God and posted the link to the message. She said she knew someone needed to hear this today.

Remember you need to listen to this dear child God whispered to me.

 

Earlier this week I made a what I thought was a silly little post about the antics of 4 11 year olds. Your comments have brought back reminders and whispers from God to dig out the pruning shears. There is work to be done. The comfort zone is too big and crowed. Let me share how God used you dear ladies to give me the reminders I needed. What changes I need to make.

 

Last winter my area had Revive Indiana. This is what they challenged us with...

"God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.' (NASB, Acts 17:24)

God did not call us to live safely in a box. He called us to live by faith, to take risks on where He is leading us. He called us to step out of our comfort zone and live supernaturally. We have been given the power of the Holy Spirit that lives within us, that can do more than we can ever comprehend. Break down your box and step into the fullness that God created you to be. In Him we have abundant life.

What’s in your box?"

They told us to listen. Listen to God's prompting. Really listen to people. To be prepared to act.

 

I'm a behind to scenes person. I like serving people. Need coffee for 1000 people, tables washed,and food made, I'm your girl.

So there I am working behind the scene giving support to the ones going out. I was a Martha.

Let me tell you my story and how it changed me.

People were listening to God. Listening to others. Hearing their pain. Prepared to offer prayer, love and hope.

One Sunday it was decided to devote the service to sharing how God was working in lives.

 

One woman stood up and told of how God told her to pay for a cup of coffee for the man behind her in the drive thru.

She questioned God but he was insistent she buy his coffee so she listened and paid for the coffee.

For some reason she had to park her car. She said she watched this man get his coffee and go to drive off but instead he turned around drove around the restaurant and park next to her.

Image how she felt. A man, a stranger was deliberately seeking her out. How would you feel. She said she had the car locked and in drive, foot on the brake.

He rolled down his window so she cautiously rolled hers down.

What he told her sent chills down her spine.

"Mam" he said. " I was sitting behind you, telling God,"God if you really exist give me a sign, have the woman in the red car in front of me pay for my for my coffee."

 

Did you hear it?

 

The pain.

The despair.

The "my life is in shambles and I don't know where to turn"

The there is no knot to hang on to because there is no rope.

I'm lost.

God are you really there?

God do you really care about me?

 

She could have paid for the coffee and driven off never knowing how God used her. The man could have driven off never telling her how God used her.

What would have happened if she wouldn't have obeyed God. What if she had just said" it's just a cup of coffee why would you want me to do such a little thing. It's seems kind of silly to me."

When a strange man approached what if her reaction had been different, how if instead of trusting God and cautiously rolling down that window and listening to this man, what if, she stuck a gun up his nose, yelled back off dirt bag while burning rubber back to the fortress of safety.

I'm thinking that would have destroyed something very precious.

 

Now God wasn't done with that cup of coffee. As this woman shared her testimony I sat there, among all the" amen and praise the Lords" God had just ripped me in two. I couldn't stand. I couldn't get my breath. My heart was pounding. Tears in my eyes.

I heard.

I heard because I said the same thing to God and he gave me my sign just like he did this man.

How could I stay a Martha after that?

Martha's are important. Someone has to do the behind the scenes work, but that isn't their only job. They also have to listen and be prepared to act.

 

God has used you dear ladies to remind me.

What have I done lately?

When my friend told me her husband of 30 years just walked out and said will you pray for me?

When a coworker asked me to pray for her aunt with stage 4 cancer.

Did stop what I was doing truly listen to their pain and say let us pray together.

No,all I said oh yes of course I will put them on my payer list and walked on.

God had sent them someone she just didn't listen.

 

How have I prayed lately?

Am I just going downing the list going um oh yeah by the way God there is Deb's Aunt give them peace and comfort. Angie's in pain send her someone to help and Karen down the road said something about her child I don't remember what it was but you know her need.

 

There is pruning to be done in my life. Attitudes to change. Sin to dig out. There are going be things I don't want to let go of, things I will not want to do. The enemy is going to be there saying "did God really say?"and putting road blocks in my way.

It's going to be painful but oh so worth it.

Edited by gofish
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Whoa.....like Esther. Her uncle told her that even if SHE did not do what would be needed to save the Jewish people from the impending slaughter...someone would. But the blessing would not pass down thru her house. That woman was called to do a far less risky thing than Queen Esther....and yet, it was so vital for the Kingdom and for that man. And....she was allowed to glimpse some of the unseen Kingdom workings. Whoooo....goosebumps!

 

My world is very very small at this era of time.....yet, I intersect with a few people..... I guess it should count for something when I do.

 

MtRider ...good reminder to keep eyes, ears, and heart open...receptive. :amen:

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I went to the women I didn't stop and pray with and apologied for not praying WITH them and I'm so glad I did. One is in serious trouble and I'm trying to talk her into not waiting for her appointment. She needs medical help now. I'm very worried about her and I would not have known if I hadn't of gone to her.

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