Well, where to begin! A dear friend and I were talking today about becoming members of a group…a group that commits to making better life choices that lead to a healthier you…okay, it’s WeightWatchers! Seriously, we both do want to be healthier and lose weight! But I told her I didn’t want the focus of my life to be losing weight, didn’t want to be obsessed about it, and she said she felt the same way. So off to Showmars we went for lunch (yes, you can make healthy choices at Showmars).
While we were enjoying our chicken (healthy), a man walked up somewhat quickly to our table and said, “I had to come back in here and tell what the Lord told me to tell you….I am a pastor, but my name is not important…He is important (as he pointed toward heaven). I was sitting over there at that table when you both sat down here to eat…and the Lord told me to tell you (and then he pointed to the gentlemen who had joined us after we sat down) not you guys, you weren’t here when the Lord spoke to me, but to you ladies…the Lord said tell them ‘you have never been more beautiful than you are today’. That’s what the Lord said to tell you! I had to come back and share it! Just receive it!” I responded quickly and enthusiastically, “I receive it!!!!” My friend replied, “I receive it, too!” Then he hurried off and joined his friend who was waiting for him outside. It seemed he had left Showmars, and then was compelled to come back and deliver this message to two strangers!
We were stunned! This man was an African-American pastor, who just walked up to two white women, and shared a word that he felt came straight from the Lord! He had no idea what we had been talking about…he had no idea how we would respond…he didn’t know if were Believers, or agnostics, or athiests….he knew NOTHING about us! That’s what I call OBEDIENT!
We went for a quick walk outside and I said, “what do you think that was all about??” And my friend said she thought God heard our conversation in her office, and wanted that pastor (who obviously made himself available to God) to share those words to us from Him. Then she grinned at me and said, “I don’t think He was saying we shouldn’t join WeightWatchers!” I giggled and said, “me either!”
My friend and I were so excited! I have never in my life experienced anything like that, and she said she hadn’t either! Can you for a moment imagine how that pastor must have felt??? Can you imagine how we felt??? I can’t even begin to describe it!
I believe the words came straight from the Lord…WOW!
As I was writing this post, I thought of a song by Johnny Diaz that I have heard many times, titled “There Could Never Be A More Beautiful You”. Below are the words to the chorus.
There could never be a more beautiful you
Don’t buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you
Okay, I know this seems like a long version, but I can assure you, it’s not!
I hope you enjoy this…and remember that God knows every hair on our head, every tear that we’ve cried, every burden that we carry…and today my friend and I heard God speak!
Love ya!