From: "Lauw Eng Tjun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> God's voice...
A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study. The Pastor had shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice. The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?" After service he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how God had led them in different ways. It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home. Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, "God...If you still speak to people speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey." As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head and said out loud, "God is that you?" He didn't get a reply and started on toward home. But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk. The young man thought about Samuel and how he didn't recognize the voice of God, and how little Samuel ran to Eli. "Okay, God, in case that is you, I will buy the milk." It didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the milk. He stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward home. As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge,"Turn Down that street." This is crazy he thought and drove on past the intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh street. At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh. Half jokingly, he said out loud, "Okay, God, I will". He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in semi commercial area of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either. The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the people were already in bed. Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the street." The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat. "Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad and I will look stupid." Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk. Finally, he opened the door, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something but if they don't answer right away, I am out of here." He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?" Then the door opened before the young man could get away. The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. "What is it?" The young man thrust out the gallon of milk, "Here, I brought this to you." The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway. Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears streaming down his face. The man began speaking and half crying, "We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk." His wife in the kitchen yelled out, "I ask him to send an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?" The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on him and put in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward his car and the tears were streaming down his face. He knew that God still answers prayers. This is so true. Sometimes it's the simplest things that God asks us to do that cause us, if we are obedient to what He's asking, to be able to hear. His voice more clear than ever. Please listen, and obey! It will bless you (and the world). Phil 4:13 If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions. Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father." __________________ Hidupku bukannya aku lagi tapi Yesus hidup dalamku... author: Daniel_bjm AP Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Source: http://www.akupercaya.com/showthread.php?t=2219 Translation in Indonesian Alice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Suara Tuhan Seorang pria muda tengah mengikuti Studi Alkitab hari rabu malam. Pendeta sedang membagikan pengalaman tentang mendengarkan Allah dan mematuhi suara Tuhan. Pria muda itu tidak tahan namun berpikir,"Apa Tuhan masih berbicara pada orang-orang?" Setelah acara selesai, ia pergi keluar bersama beberapa teman untuk ngopi dan makan kue dan mendiskusikan pengalaman pendeta tadi. Beberapa teman lain berbicara tentang bagaimana Tuhan memimpin mereka dengan cara yang berbeda. Kira-kira jam 10, ketika pria muda itu mulai mengendarai mobilnya untuk pulang. Sambil duduk dijok mobilnya, ia mulai berdoa, "Tuhan... jika Engkau masih berbicara pada orang-orang, bicaralah padaku, aku akan mendengarkan, aku akan lakukan yang terbaik untuk mematuhinya". Sementara ia mengendarai ke jalan raya dikota, tiba-tiba ia mempunyai pikiran yg sangat aneh untuk berhenti dan membeli segalon susu. Ia menggelengkan kepalanya dan berkata lantang, "Tuhan, Engkaukah itu?" Ia tidak mendapat jawaban dan mulai meneruskan perjalanan pulang. Tapi sekali lagi dipikirannya, beli 1 galon susu. Pria muda itu berpikir tentang Samuel dan bagaimana ia tidak mengenali suara Tuhan, dan bagaimana ia berlari mendapati Eli. "Baik Tuhan, seandainya itu Engkau, saya akan beli susunya" Sepertinya tidak sulit untuk sebuah ujian kepatuhan, karena ia selalu dapat memakai susu itu. Iapun berhenti dan membeli segalon susu dan meneruskan perjalanan pulang. Sementara ia menelusuri persimpangan jalan Seventh, ia kembali merasa ada keinginan besar dihatinya, "Belok ke jalan itu". Ini gila pikirnya, ia terus mengendarai melewati persimpangan itu. Kemudian, ia merasa bahwa ia harus belok ke Jalan Seventh. Di persimpangan berikutnya, ia berputar kembali dan menuju ke Jalan Seventh. Setengah bergurau, ia berkata dengan lantang,"Baik Tuhan, akan kulakukan". Ia melewati beberapa block, ketika tiba-tiba, ia merasa harus berhenti. Ia mendekati pinggiran jalan dan melihat sekeliling. Ia berada di kota semi area perdagangan. Bukan lingkungan yang terbaik, tapi juga bukan yang terburuk. Aktivitas bisnis sudah tutup dan sebagian besar rumah terlihat gelap dan sepertinya orang-orang sudah tidur. Kemudian, ia merasa sesuatu,"Pergi dan berikan susu itu pada orang di rumah seberang jalan". Pria muda itu menatap rumah tsb. Gelap dan sepertinya orang-orang sedang pergi atau sudah tidur. Ia mulai membuka pintu tapi duduk kembali di jok mobilnya. "Tuhan, ini gila. Orang-orang itu sedang tidur dan jika aku membangunkannya, mereka akan marah dan aku keliatan bodoh". Lagi, ia merasa seperti ia harus pergi dan memberikan susu itu. Akhirnya, ia membuka pintu, "Baik Tuhan, jika ini Engkau, aku akan pergi ke pintu dan aku akan memberikan susu itu pada mereka. Jika Engkau ingin aku kelihatan seperti orang gila, baiklah. Kupikir dalam beberapa kali jika mereka tidak langsung menjawab, aku pergi dari sini. Ia menyebrangi jalan dan membunyikan bel. Ia dapat mendengar beberapa suara di dalam. Sebuah suara laki-laki berteriak,"Siapa itu? Apa maumu?" Lalu pintu dibuka sebelum pria muda itu dapat pergi. Laki-laki itu berdiri disitu dengan berpakaian jean dan kaos. Ia keliatan baru saja turun dari tempat tidur. Ada keanehan pada mukanya dan ia tidak keliatan sangat senang mendapati tamu sedang berdiri di muka pintunya. "Apa ini?" Pria muda itu menyorongkan galon susunya,"Ini, kubawa untukmu" Laki-laki itu mengambil susu itu, dan berlari ke dalam rumah. Dan dari dalam rumah keluar seorang wanita membawa susunya ke dapur. Laki-laki itu mengikutinya menggendong seorang bayi. Bayi itu menangis. Airmata jatuh dari wajah laki-laki itu. Laki-laki itu mulai berkata dan setengah menangis,"Kami baru saja berdoa. Kami punya hutang banyak bulan ini dan kami kehabisan uang. Kami tidak punya susu untuk bayi kami. Aku baru saja berdoa dan minta Tuhan tunjukkan aku bagaimana mendapatkan susu". Istrinya dari dalam dapur berteriak,"Aku minta Dia kirimkan seorang malaikat membawakannya. Apakah kamu seorang malaikat?" Pria muda itu menggapai dompetnya dan mengeluarkan semua uang yang ada padanya dan menaruhnya dalam tangan laki-laki itu. Ia membalikkan badan berjalan ke mobilnya dan airmata mengalir di wajahnya. Ia tahu bahwa Tuhan masih menjawab doa-doa. Ini benar-benar nyata. Kadang-kadang hal yang paling sederhana Tuhan minta kita melakukannya karena kita. Jika kita patuh pada apa yang Dia minta, dimampukan untuk mendengar. SuaraNya lebih jelas dari waktu ke waktu. Dengarkan dan patuh! Kau (dan dunia) akan diberkati. (Fil 4:13. Segala perkara dapat kutanggung di dalam Dia yang memberi kekuatan kepadaku) Jika kamu tidak malu melakukannya, ikuti petunjuk-petunjuknya. Yesus berkata,"Jika kamu malu karena Aku, Aku akan malu mengakuimu di depan Bapaku". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hidupku bukannya aku lagi tapi Yesus hidup dalamku... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! 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