DREAMS

52. GOD’S WAYS
A couple of months back, a middle aged man came to me for treatment of his Diabetes. Lean
and slender, not more than 5 ft. in height, he looked pale and worn out. His blood sugar was
very high. When I told him that, he said he didn't care. He continued, "Last week I took an
overdose of Insulin, wanting to die; I lost consciousness, when I woke up I was in the hospital,
my wife had taken me there in an ambulance on finding me unconscious." Poor planning, he
added, I should have walked away from home after taking the overdose, no one would have
known.
Why do you want to die? I asked. No one cares for me, that's why, he said. Talking further, he
told me how he had worked day and night to support his family, lived in pitiable conditions in
the gulf for some 25 years, helped his sons to complete their education, but now they didn't
care about him. I talked about God. He said he was an Atheist. I told him, "No wonder God
brought you here."
That set up a discussion. He was stinking of alcohol, but I thought I may not get another chance.
He was not in agreement but he said, "I'll come back to hear more. “I gave him a couple of my
books as he left and asked him to go through them. He agreed. He came back a couple of weeks
later and I enquired how he was. I'm O.K. he said, and then added, "I couldn't get your face out
of my mind for the past 2 weeks." Can you explain, he asked?
I laughed thinking of the ways of the Lord. He looked perplexed. Then I said, "I hope God
replaces my face with his in your mind."
I talked to him again about Christ's love for him. He didn't seem to agree and left a little while
later. But I was happy, a seed had been sown. My part in the great plans of God in his life had
probably been done. Never saw him again. Perhaps another person has taken over the baton
from me in God's scheme of things.
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty,
let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. (Revelation
22:17)
53. THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways
acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
The first time I heard about it, I was both fascinated and intrigued. I was and am always
fascinated by the power of the Holy Spirit but this was new. A man filled with so much power so
as to be able to blow air from his mouth upon another in front and make him/her fall dawn on
the ground. They called it “Slain in the spirit”
Wow! This is great; I said then (This was sometime in the 90’s). My wife was averse to the
phenomenon saying that it didn’t seem right. But then the, man in question preached the full