I have to confess that there have been many times when I felt the Lord pressing on me to do something, but I didn't. I walk away in those times wondering "What if........if I had just obeyed."
Tonight was one of the times I think I did listen. I don't say that to boast, not AT ALL. But I say it to tell this story, and give glory to God. I pray you see Him lifted up in it.
I went to the hospital today to see my Uncle Roger, who was injured in the tornado last week in Smithville. He was found is a muddy field last Wednesday, not long after the storm came thru. Today he was admitted to the ICU. Please continue to be in prayer for him and my family.
As I sat there, I noticed a lady sitting alone. I asked my cousin if she was with them, and she was not. As time went on, my dad asked her if she had family there. She said yes, that her father-in-law was killed in the tornado, and her mother-in-law was there in ICU. The room was silent for a few seconds when everyone heard her tell of their loss. A while later, her children and husband came in. I found out he was an only child, and was trying to make arrangements for his father's funeral, as well as clean up the debris and missing things from his parents house. When I first saw the lady sitting alone, my heart went out to her. Here we had a ROOM FULL of family and friends and she had no one, apart from 2-3 people that came and went. I then felt God softly say, "You need to go pray with her." I thought, what will my family think.....I don't know her........I don't want to intrude.......All the excuses......
My mom talked briefly to her after they had returned from seeing her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law had many, many broken bones and cuts.
As we were about to get ready to leave, I leaned over to my daddy and said, "Can we go pray with them? I just feel like we need to." So we did. My daddy lead the prayer.
After that, I went over to pray with my own family, and daddy kept talking to this family. As I was done, my dad went to introduce this family to my Aunt Pam. As it "just so happened", this man was the man who found my uncle!! UNBELIEVABLE! He left Uncle Rod with another man, while he went on to search for his own parents, hearing his mom screaming, and then finding his own father, who never made it to the hospital. My aunt broke down crying, because she had no idea who had found her husband. She had wondered this for these past few days. My dad would have not struck up this conversation with this man had we not prayed with them, I don't think. It was just a God thing.
Another man was in the waiting area, and he was all cut up. I imagine he was a survivor of the storm. I am such an emotional person, and the sorrow in a room like that is hard to take sometimes. The reality of the storm hit home, even more so. My heart goes out to these affected by last weeks storms. It's so easy to stay in our little circles, and forget all the hurt around us. I pray when God prompts me to move, I will be obedient always.
Please pray for the Cox family, and my family, the Curry's.
