hearing from God

speaking of hearing from God (read previous post first) i have had this on my mind, and i need to tell the story.

all weekend, in our little area of the world, we've been hearing about 2 teens who lost their lives on friday nite. the boy was 17, and got off work at subway to drive the 15 year old girl home. she called her mom at 9pm and said she'd be home soon, never to arrive.

it was a sad story, no doubt one that is played out all the time as young people think they are invincible, and none of us ever think it will be us that it happens to.

this morning Pastor said the boy was a member of our church, although i did not know the family. his family is from the ukraine, we have a large urkranian population here. and Pastor got the call last friday nite, to go stand out in the rain with a wailing mom who wanted only to know "why"?

the thing that struck me, is that apparently after some absence, the boy was in church last sunday. he had gone to the alter and accepted the Lord a couple of years ago, and like many of us, had just gotten "busy" with life. but his mom said lately he had wanted to get involved with the church youth group again. his mentor that had led him to Christ said that last sunday, he wanted to talk about his car, how cool it was, and how he liked to drive it fast. the mentor had only said "be careful."

five days later, he was dead.

but in my heart, i think that God was calling him closer BEFORE that. and that he's now with God, and his family at least can take comfort in that. apparently, the young girl in this story also knew God.

it makes me glad to know that. i just really hope that more and more people realize and get ready in their hearts for the "what ifs" that happen in this life. i have a big ole list that i am praying for, and i'm asking God to whisper in their ears to come to Him, for THAT day.