On the Porch
Onisha Ellis
In the midst of your quiet time have you ever breathed the prayer, Lord use me today and then gone about your day? Many of us do this hoping that God will bring someone into our life to whom we can minister. But what if something bad happens? Do we see that as a fulfillment of our prayer?
Ten years ago my purse was stolen in Wal-Mart. I was in shock and very angry. We had to change our door locks, car locks, cancel cards. I didn’t even have ID to go to the bank and get money. It was an awful experience and one I wouldn’t trade for a million dollars. You see, God took me up on my request to be used. My purse-snatcher was a young woman on drugs and unknown to the girl, her mother was my co-worker. When it was time for the restitution stage of her trial, I asked the judge in lieu of restitution to please send the young woman to drug rehab.
I ran into her mother today, funnily enough, at the same place we both worked ten years ago. We have each moved on to different jobs. What a wonderful time we had rejoicing in the news that her daughter continued to be free of her drug habit and doing very well. We just had a little praise session right there in the parking lot.
I have shared this story before but today it hit home to me that being used by God doesn’t mean I will lead a Bible study, share a scripture with eloquence and passion or lead hundreds of people to Christ. It means I surrender myself to His use and that includes when bad things happen.
Old Things R New 
Lord herlp me, Jesus! When I wrote that poem I had no idea how much it ewas going to rile up the opposition. I have MORE giants to fight next week! Pray for me! *Seriously)
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You have my prayers. Hang on tight, you seem to have a wild ride ahead of you!
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Your post and your testimony were superb! Uplifting. Encouraging so true and something we rarely consider. Please post it on face book if you can or want to. It will help a lot of people. I’d love to see it on Christian Poets and Writers too.
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Thank you DiVoran. God does amazing things. I can post it on facebook and if you want, you can share it on Christian Poets and Writers.
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I was so upset when this happened and heart broken for my coworker Until my purse was found I couldn’t sleep at night in fear of someone attempting to steal my car. The judge at first challlenged my request to send her to rehab but finally gave in.
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Alta, I had a similar experiernce when my son was playing pro baseball. I was waiting for his bus to arrive at the bus terminal. While sitting outside on a bench, a polite young man approached me, smiled, said “Good morning, Mam”, then reached down, grabbed my purse and ran off. The police chased him, but by the time the young man dropped my purse in a waste basket, he had alreadfy removed my billfold with my military ID card, driver’s license, etc. I couldn’t drive, shop at the commissary, etc. I prayed for that young man. I sincerely hope the Lordf turned his life around. He sure created a lot of problems for me just by that one act of crime..
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