God speaks

I remember God speaking to me as a child.

One experience that is special to me is when I was 9-10 years old. We lived about a mile or so from a mental hospital. (Surprisingly enough, my parents never brought me there!) Once in a while, a patient would escape and come to our house. I remember this one patient asking my dad if he could use the phone and of course, he didn’t. What I mainly remember about this man was an afro!

Later that night as I was in my bed, I heard noises. I looked at my window and thought I saw the shadow of that afro. It was probably a tree, but nonetheless, I was scared. I prayed and God brought a Scripture reference to mind. It was John 3:8. I got up quickly, grabbed a craft had done with a paper plate, turned it over and wrote down the reference. Rushed back in the bed and I was able to sleep after that. That morning, I got up and looked up the verse. “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.". I believe that was God telling me that it was just the wind that I heard.

How important is it to tell children that God can speak to them? Very!! It doesn't matter the age. Just imagine what our children could do if they learned that God wants to talk to them and show them things. All they have to do is listen for His voice.

As I was typing this, I just thought that I don't think I've ever told my boys that story. Why is it such a novel thought to me to tell my boys my testimony? We're taught to tell other people, but never think of those other people as our family. It's always a stranger or maybe a friend.

Hmmm...I think I know what we can talk about at dinner!

BTW, please pray for me as I put together my presentations for school. That's what I'm supposed to be doing right now. LOL! But thinking about my subjects for my presentations is stirring up some ideas and old memories too. Good things, but I want to focus on the presentations. The creative part of me wants to see where this leads, but the practical part of me is needing to keep focus on school. Ack!