The Promise
Posted by: tz8cy5 <tz8cy5@...>
A man was walking along a California beach and was in deep prayer to the
Lord. He said, "Lord, you have promised to give me the desires of my
heart. That's what I am asking you for right now. Please give me a
confirmation that you will grant my wish."
Suddenly the sky clouded up over his head and the Lord in a booming
voice spoke to him. "I have searched your heart and determined it to be
pure. The last time I issued a blank wish request it was to Solomon. He
didn't disappoint me with his request for wisdom. I think I can trust
that you won't disappoint me either. Because you have been faithful to me in
all ways, I will grant you one wish you ask for."
The man sat and thought about it for a while and said, "I've always
wanted to go to Hawaii, but I'm deadly afraid of flying and I get very
sea-sick on boats. Could you build a bridge to Hawaii, so I can drive
over there to visit whenever I want?"
The Lord laughed and said, "That's impossible! Think of the logistics of
that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think
of how much concrete...how much steel!!! Your request is very
materialistic, a little disappointing. I could do it, but it's hard for
me to justify your craving for worldly things. Take a little more time
and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor and glorify Me
as well."
The man thought about it for a long while and tried to think of a really
good wish. Finally, he said, "Here's the deal, Lord. I've been married
and divorced four times. My wives always said that I don't care and that
I'm insensitive. So I wish that I could understand women...I want to
know how they feel inside and what they're thinking when they give me
the silent treatment...I want to know why they're crying...I want to
know what they really mean when they say 'nothing'...I want to know how
to make them truly happy...That's the wish that I want, Lord."
Then after a few minutes, God said, "You want two lanes or four on that
bridge?"