Whoever said the Creator doesn't have a sense of humor?
Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed,offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was notsturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied arope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reachup and get the kitten. He did all this, checking his progress in the carfrequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, thetree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as hemoved a little further forward, the rope broke. The tree went "boing!" andthe kitten instantly sailed through the air -- out of sight. The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over theneighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No.Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business. A few days later he was at the grocery store, and metone of his church members. He happened to look into hershopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. Now this woman was a cathater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "Why are you buying catfood when you hate cats so much?" She replied, "You won't believe this," and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, "Well if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it."?(Can you see where this is heading?) She told the pastor, "I watched mychild go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really,Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread,and landed right in front of her." Never underestimate the Power of God!
