The woman was trying to follow those prompts. Those moment by moment nudges. And she got into her car. The prompt was to turn here. Then turn there. She did not know this part of the community in which she lived, but kept following. Finally, she found herself parked in front of one of those quik-stop markets. And then the clear message said, “Go inside and stand on your head.” Her heart went wild. “What, Lord? Is that you?” Nothing followed. So, she got out of her car and went in.
The place was quiet, there was one other customer and a young kid working the cash register. After that person left, this woman went up to the kid and said, “Look what I can do,” and there, right in front of the cash register, she did a kind of handstand using the pole to catch her feet. She was feeling really stupid, embarrassed, and vulnerable. She put her feet down and stood up. And was surprised to see the incredulous look on this kid’s face, and tears on his cheeks.
“What is it?” she asked.
He struggled to speak and then said, “I was really frustrated today, and feeling like God didn’t know I existed and I wasn’t certain about God either. So, I said, ‘God, if you exist have someone come in and stand on their heads at work.’ I knew that was never going to happen, and felt stupid for even putting it out there. But then, you come in and do just that.”
The two looked at one another. The woman, as shocked as the kid, that God had answered her and led her right to this place. She ended up helping him come to Christ and he ended up coming to her church.
God. God speaks and leads and guides us in this life.
I love that story. It is such a reminder that even when we think the prompt is foolish or stupid, still God might be directing us. We have to let go of our uncertainty to be disciples. This applies to all of life. We have to “let down our nets” in this life and the only way to do so is to let go. This month we are focusing upon this theme to ask what we might need to do, to release, to more fully follow Him.
What might that be for you?
Don’t miss worship, for when you do, not only do you miss out, but we do as well!
Come, let us worship and adore Him!