I love my life. I have a wonderful husband who loves me very much and is a great father to our children. We have had some major trials, but God is amazing and the impossible to humans is made possible through Him. I have three amazing blessings - Tristan who is 5, Payton who is 2, and Gracie who is 3 months old. I have a gracious God who has blessed me so much in life that I could write a book about it. He is so faithful and I'm so grateful for every thing He has given me. But, I am looking forward to the day with no more tears and no more pain when I can see God face to face for eternity.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

A Testimony of Listening to God When He Speaks to You...







I have a great testimony of following your heart when God speaks to you that I really feel God wants me to share with my family and friends. Ron and I went out for Valentines Day on Friday evening because that was the night my mom was able to watch the boys for us. We had a great time going out to dinner and we got to see The Book of Eli which was a great movie. On the way home it was really late and we had to stop by Winco to pick up a couple of things. I just ran inside and Ron stayed in our vehicle with Gracie with the heater on. As soon as I walked in I saw a lady walking around with three young girls. They were all about my kids age and it reminded me of myself for some reason. I saw her several times throughout the store and all I saw in her cart the whole time was a couple Valentines things and some milk. I all of sudden had a very strong urge that I needed to give this lady with her children some money. I'm sure everyone that has had God speak to you before you just know when it's Him and it's very hard to ignore Him. I really wanted to give her some somehow, but I didn't want her to take it the wrong way. I checked out and went out to the vehicle to see what Ron thought and he told me that I should definitely follow my heart and listen to God's voice. So, we prayed about it and I went back inside to give her some money. Luckily, I caught her just as she was walking out. All she had was one small bag of stuff in her cart. I went up to her and told her that I didn't want her to take this the wrong way, but that God had placed it on my heart to give her some money and I would like her to receive His blessing. She looked at me in disbelief for a second and then broke down crying. She told me that she had ten kids and that her husband had just lost his job and that she had no idea what they were going to do. She gave me a HUGE hug and said thank you so much over and over. I just told her God bless her and her family and that I hope it helps. She was very thankful. It felt so great to be able to listen to God and to be able to bless someone in just a little way with some money. It ultimately was a huge blessing for me and a very good lesson on listening to God when He speaks to you. You never know how much you could help someone in need.

5 comments:

Johali said...

i completely agree with your blog carissa. that's so incredible that God was able to use you during that lady's time of need. what a testimony!

Carissa's Circle of Five said...

Our family has been overly blessed in times of great need and it was great to be able to listen to God and bless someone else's family in their time of need. God is so amazing.

Anne LoGrasso said...

SO SO COOL!!! Thanks for sharing! Very encouraging. Have you heard of the Bible study "Experiencing God"? I highly recommend it. It's all about knowing and doing the will of God--so so excellent.
Here's my email and blog if you annelograsso@yahoo.com and www.lograssofamily.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

What a beautiful story Carissa! We have been blessed many times in our life and I pray we follow your example and listen to the Lord!

Joy Junktion said...

What a great blessing and inspiration of paying it forward! God has blessed ALL of our family so many times. It is always a great feeling when He asks us to give a little back and we do it. Cannot wait to hear how else he uses your lives! Aunt Cindy