Listen to God's voice...

I heard a testimony a few weeks ago I just had to share for others to be encouraged to always listen to God's voice NO MATTER HOW CRAZY IT MAY SOUND!

The story is true, and has been passed down to us through Dr. Carol Alexander from Trinity Bible College when she came to speak to us at the Alaska Ministry Network Conference.

There was a girl that one day heard God say to her to go into a laundry mat near by and do a hand stand in front of the vending machine.  She was very confused by God's voice, and even questioned if it really was God she had heard.  But as the day progressed she continued to feel God prompting her over and over again as God spoke to her the same thing over and over again.  She explained that it became so burdening that she finally gave in to God's voice and said, "Okay God, I will do it, but I'm not doing it until right before the laundry mat closes and then I'm out of there".  

As the time approached, she got up the courage to go into the laundry mat and do the handstand in front of the vending machine like God had directed her to do.  As she finished and quickly headed for the door, the manager asked her to stop and come back to his office.  She agreed, and as they came into his office she saw a gun laying on his desk.  He broke down in tears and explained to her that he had told God that morning that unless a girl came in and did the craziest thing he could think of (a hand stand) in front of the vending machine by the end of that day, he was going to take his own life.

The girl was so filled with the Holy Spirit in that moment that she began to pray for the manager and led him into a relationship with Jesus as he asked Jesus into his life! 

This man had been saved because this girl trusted the directive she got from God that day and was obedient to do whatever God asked of her!  It is an encouragement to us to remember God knows all, and we can trust Him, when He asks us to do something.  Even when it doesn't make any sense at all!