Our married daughter had been raised in a Christian home and was herself a
believer. After getting married and starting a family she rededicated her life
to the Lord. A busy housewife and mother of two little boys she found herself
with little time and a feeling of inadequacy in being much of a Christian
witness. She began to pray the Lord would open up opportunities for her to tell
others of her faith and love for him.
On a stop one day at the Bible Book Store she spotted a key chain, Praise The
Lord it was inscribed. Did she dare spend five dollars on something she really
didn’t need? But wouldn’t that be a subtle way to witness? It wouldn’t be
offensive to anyone, and yet she could get her point across. Even total
strangers would be aware of her faith, without her having to say a single word.
Perhaps this was the start on her way to being the kind of witness she wanted to
be.
Her husband took her car to his office one evening a few nights later. It was a
cold night and before returning home he ran out turning the car on to warm up.
He went back inside for only a few moments. When going back outside he found the
car was gone.
That evening my daughter and her husband discussed the disappearance of their
car. They talked of the possibility of it being found stripped, if even found at
all. So that night in her prayers she asked that God would return it to them
unharmed.
The next morning early they received a phone call. Someone across town had found
their car parked in their driveway with the doors open, keys in it and it still
running. There was not a scratch on the car. The only thing missing was the Key
Chain, Praise The Lord.
We never know how or in what subtle way our lives may reach out to others. God
can take the simplest occurrences and magnify their effect. Prayers too are far
reaching they can have consequences of great magnitude. We should never forget
also, that in faith, mountains have moved.
My name is Betty King; my husband and I live in Phoenix AZ. I have been
published on Heartwarmers, Petwarmers, Warm Fuzzy Stories and other Internet
sites. I have also been published in newspapers, magazines and am working on a
collection of short stories for a future book.
Baking1@qwest.net
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