LISA, A DOG AND BOB JONES

From: Kathie Walters <kathie@hom.net> Organization: Good News Fellowship Ministries http://www.goodnews.netministries.org

Date: December 20, 1998

LISA, A DOG AND BOB JONES. (A story of prophetic living)

There are many religious thoughts that are embedded in the back of our minds. Isn't it great that God's Spirit is setting about to remove them. While they are there we cannot see God as He really is. There are people in the Body of Christ who do not know that God can use a child to bring the Word of the Lord to a leader, a church or even a nation. Many signs, wonders, miracles and healings take place through the "laying on of sticky fingers" as my husband call it, in our miracle services. But for now I want to tell this little story to illustrate the fact that God cares about "little" things and He can use "little" things. ("God has chosen the foolish things to confound the wise" (1 Co 1:27), so that qualifies you and me!).

A few years ago when we lived in Charlottesville, Va. My youngest daughter, Lisa who was ten years old at the time, suddenly announced that she wanted a dog. I said, "No' of course like most sensible parents. The next day she came to me and said, "I do believe the Lord has a dog for me, it is a few months old and it is 3/4 German shepherd, and 1/4 Husky, "Well Lisa, I am not buying a dog, and it would very hard to find a dog like that". End of conversation. The next day while we were driving in town Lisa asked if we could "just look" at the animals at the animal shelter, "My dog is there" she said. "No", I said as we drove OUT of town.

The following day we had occasion to go into town again. Of course during the outing Lisa asked again, "Can we at least go and LOOK at the animals?" We had finished shopping and I do actually quite like animals so I said, "OK," knowing well that the chances of seeing a puppy 3/4 Shepherd and 1/4 husky was about 500,000 to 1. We got to the shelter and looked at all the kitty cats and birds, and weasels and ferrets etc. Then we got to the big dog shed. Loads of dogs, big ones, little ones, fat ones, thin ones, mean ones, friendly ones, but NO 3/4 Shepherd and 1/4 husky ones. I was a bit smug about it I admit. Then Lisa asked if there was another shed, and the woman in charge said, "Why, yes right on through that door". This other place was full of bigger dogs and I tried to hurry on through. "Moma, my dog is here, he is over there, she said pointing to the end cage. From where I was, I could hardly see the color let alone the "make", anyway there was no way to know what a 3/4 Shepherd, 1/4 husky looked like. I walked to the cage with Lisa and the lady followed us. "What kind of dog is this?" I asked her, "It's a 1/4 Husky and 3/4 Shepherd" she said.

"When did it come in?" I asked. "Oh about an hour ago, a young man bought it in because he had to move into an apartment and wasn't allowed an animal. He was quite upset and said he had prayed that God would bring someone for his dog".

I was quite irritated with the unknown guy who prayed, the dog with the begging eyes, the woman with the information that I didn't want to hear, and Lisa for being right again, and also the Lord for letting all this happen! Clutching at one last straw, I asked the woman how old the dog was, as he looked kind of large to me, not a puppy like Lisa had said. "He's six months old" - "Is that a puppy?" I asked still hoping for an "out". "Well it's not an adult dog is it?" she said. So we took the doggie home. Lisa and the dog looking very pleased, sitting in the back of the car while I chauffeured them.

When we reached home Bob Jones called me to give me a new phone number. Desperately I said, "Lisa's got a dog." I thought that maybe he would have a "word" that would outweigh the other "word" that Lisa had. "Oh yes" he said, "that's a very good dog:" "Is it?' I replied, (a statement, not as a question). "It has a very good nature, and its' very intelligent". "Oh good!" I got off the phone quick. Well I thought I had better "receive" the dog. So I told Lisa what Bob Jones had said.

"Mom, I had a vision of Bob and the Lord gave me word for him today". "What was it?" I asked her. "I had a vision that he dropped the ball and the Lord says, "Stop feeling sorry for yourself".

I called Bob back the next day and related the vision and the word. Bob received it and when he talked to me a few weeks later he said that he had spent two days repenting.

Now the point of this story is 1) That God knows all about the details of your life. 2) He sure does manifest Himself through children. 3) That I have observed that there are leaders who wouldn't "lower" themselves to receive a word from a child, or someone they may consider on a lesser spiritual plane than themselves. Leaders and strong ministers I know who really do have a strong relationship with God are always open to receive from whoever the Lord sends. Sometimes God’s mailman in your life has muddy boots! But that doesn't mean that you can't receive the mail!!

Be blessed
Kathie Walters

kathie@hom.net www.goodnews.netministries.org