>               Does God Still Speak To Us?
>> >
>> >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--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 pass
>> >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 a 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 hall way speaking loudly in
>> >Spanish. 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 asked 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 it 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 A SIMPLE TEST.......
>> > If you love Jesus, send this to ten people and the person that
>> > sent it to you!!!!!!!!