Forward, Neutral, or Reverse....

All I can say is Wow!  My 5 year old had another Ah HA comment 2 nights ago.  I was saying prayers with the boys before bed and praying that they would move people forward in their walks with God.  After praying, Benjamin looked at me and said, "Mommy, What if we are in neutral or reverse?"  I had no clue what he was talking about.  My mind isn't half of what his is.  I mean that.  He thinks about life and really gets it.  It wasn't until I could process what he said that I understood.  What direction are you heading?  Often, I think I operate in neutral.   Sure I might read and do my quiet time and even be involved at church, but after you read the following, everything looks different. 

"I was hungry 

and you formed a humanities club

and you discussed my hunger.

Thank you.

I was imprisoned 

and you crept off quietly

to your chapel in the cellar

and prayed for my release.

I was naked

and in your mind

you debated the morality of my

appearance.

I was sick

and you knelt and thanked God

for your health.

I was homeless 

and you preached to me

of the spiritual shelter of the 

love of God.

I was lonely

and you left me alone

to pray for me.

You seem so holy;

so close to God.

But I'm still very hungry

and lonely

and cold.

So where have your prayers gone?

What have they done?

What does it profit a man to page through his 

book of prayers when the rest of the world is

crying for help."

This was taken from the book Simple Faith by Chuck Swindoll.  

So my friend~  Leave a mark!  Leave fingerprints on someone's life.  He wants to use you...will you let Him?