Louise
Redden, a poorly
dressed lady
with a look of
defeat on her
face, walked
into a grocery
store. She
approached the
owner of the
store in a most
humble manner
and asked if he
would let her
charge a few
groceries. She
softly explained
that her husband
was very ill and
unable to work,
they had seven
children and
they needed
food. John
Longhouse, the
grocer, scoffed
at her and
requested that
she leave his
store.
Visualizing the
family needs,
she said:
Please, sir! I
will bring you
the money just
as soon as I
can." John told
her he could not
give her credit,
as she did not
have a charge
account at his
store
Standing beside
the counter was
a customer who
overheard the
conversation
between the two.
The customer
walked forward
and told the
grocer that he
would stand good
for whatever she
needed for her
family. The
grocer said in a
very reluctant
voice, "Do you
have a grocery
list?" Louise
replied, "Yes
sir" "O.K." he
said, "put your
grocery list on
the scales and
whatever your
grocery list
weighs, I will
give you that
amount in
groceries."
Louise,
hesitated a
moment with a
bowed head, then
she reached into
her purse and
took out a piece
of paper and
scribbled
something on it.
She then laid
the piece of
paper on the
scale carefully
with her head
still bowed.
The eyes of the
grocer and the
customer showed
amazement when
the scales went
down and stayed
down. The
grocer, staring
at the scales,
turned slowly to
the customer and
said
begrudgingly, "I
can't believe
it." The
customer smiled
and the grocer
started putting
the groceries on
the other side
of the scales.
The scale did
not balance so
he continued to
put more and
more groceries
on them until
the scales would
hold no more.
The grocer stood
there in utter
disgust.
Finally, he
grabbed the
piece of paper
from the scales
and looked at it
with greater
amazement.
It was not a
grocery list, it
was a prayer
which said:
"Dear Lord, you
know my needs
and I am leaving
this in your
hands".
The
grocer gave her
the groceries
that he had
gathered and
stood in stunned
silence. Louise
thanked him and
left the store.
The customer
handed a
fifty-dollar
bill to the
grocer and said,
"It was worth
every penny of
it."
Only God Knows
how much a
prayer weighs.
So many of
us do not take
advantage of the
power God has
given us. A
prayer!
Author Unknown
THE POWER
OF PRAYER.
I believe that God
only gives three
answers to prayer:
1. 'Yes!'
2. 'Not yet.'
3. 'I have something
better in mind...'
God still sits on
the throne and the
devil is a liar.
You may be going
through a tough
time right now,
but God will bless
you in a way that
you cannot imagine.
I am living proof
of that.
Let's continue to
pray for one another...
Father, I ask You
to bless my friends,
relatives and internet
friends reading
this right now.
Show them a new
revelation of Your
love and power.
In Jesus' name I
pray. Amen.
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