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Monday, May 19, 2014
“I
was hungry
and you gave me something to eat”
Matthew 25:42
(GW)
Another
inspiring story about generous living from a
member
of
our
church
family!
If
you
would
like to
share
your
own
story of generous living, just send it to
info@clcfamily.net God
is great! Jeff
I like squeaky shopping carts after midnight
One night in the dead of winter I needed to take my son to Philadelphia.
As I waited in the car for him to return, I noticed in the distance, a
homeless man covered with a white blanket pushing a shopping cart and I
felt heartsick for him. . . it was so cold. He was a far
distance from me so I asked God to send someone to give him some
assistance. As I sat there reading, I heard squeaking sounds
getting louder. When I looked up there was that homeless man with
the squeaky shopping cart, walking by my car, stopping and bedding down
for the night in the doorway of a store right beside me!! I
shamefully thought, “Are you kidding me? It’s 1:00 in the
morning and I have no idea where I am, and I’m alone!! You
can’t mean me?” But I knew God DID mean me. . . . so I
prayed for protection, took a deep breath and down the street I walked
to try to find someplace to get food. I found a couple leaving a
club so I asked them if there was anywhere around where I could get some
food. They invited me to follow them down the block to a
McDonalds. I still was very uncomfortable being a woman, that late
at night and walking into a very rowdy McDonalds, but I entered and
ordered some food and hoped I could find my way back to my car.
As I approached the man, he was all covered up and settled in for the
night, by that time it was almost 2:00am. When I said
“Excuse me sir” he snapped at me and told me to put the food in the
cart, which I did, along with a $10 bill. I must admit I was
a little confused with the man’s reaction but I realized then that I
had entered into this man’s world uninvited. However, I knew
that I needed to be obedient and whatever he did with the food, whether
he ate it cold or threw it out later, whatever he did with the money,
was between him and God and I felt very grateful to be used in that way.
Anonymous CLC member
Do
you have an “I Like Giving” story to share?
Just send it to info@clcfamily.net
and we’ll share it with others!
“Lord, Your Word teaches us that You
Yourself are a Giver and receiver. As
Father Son and Holy Spirit you are a continual flow of joyful giving and
receiving, receiving and giving. Lord
help me to enter they joy of that flow also and, as the apostle Paul
wrote, to experience the “Life that is truly Life”. (1 Timothy 6:19)
Amen”
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