I heard the funniest joke a few weeks ago. Now ya'll, I CANNOT tell a joke. I have a total of 3 in my repertoire, and Barry says there's one so bad (not in a dirty way, just in a totally corny way--I think it's hilarious) that I should never tell it again. One's about a crab, one about a frog and one about Billy Graham's chauffeur.
The one I heard lately was about where God lives. Without typing out the whole long joke, here's the gist:
A man was traveling across county starting in California. All across the great US of A he stopped in phone booths and tried to connect with God by phone. In CA, it was a $500 call. In the mid-west, it was $250. The disappointed man didn't have enough money to call God and was desperate to reconnect with Him by the time he reached North Carolina. In that booth, he realized the call was FREE!! Amazed, he called God to reconnect and asked, "How come I can call you from NC for free?" God answered, "Why because it's a local call!"
I thought the joke was funny, but I didn't proudly write out my new joke at the time because I didn't want to offend my sweet sisters who live outside of the local call. I decided to retell the joke, though, because of all the buzz from the Ndebele Sisters (I'll explain who this band of women is on Thurs.) on Facebook last night.
Several of my new She Speaks sisters were saying that they had returned from this heavenly state saying "ya'll", considering fat back in their green beans and using more hair spray than usual. Some said that they even believe that God's gentle voice now has a southern drawl. Check out my friend Connie's blog--hilarious!
It's funny, but I kind of am hearing God today speaking with an accent from South Africa, Ghana, South Carolina and all the other states of the union. It's funny how God's voice sounds when you've been around the Holy Spirit speaking through women of every tribe and tongue. It makes me wonder about those folks that got to witness Pentecost and look toward the day when it says:
"And they sang a new song: 'You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.' Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" (Revelation 5: 9-10,13)
What a day that will be--the day we all worship with God's accent!
The one I heard lately was about where God lives. Without typing out the whole long joke, here's the gist:
A man was traveling across county starting in California. All across the great US of A he stopped in phone booths and tried to connect with God by phone. In CA, it was a $500 call. In the mid-west, it was $250. The disappointed man didn't have enough money to call God and was desperate to reconnect with Him by the time he reached North Carolina. In that booth, he realized the call was FREE!! Amazed, he called God to reconnect and asked, "How come I can call you from NC for free?" God answered, "Why because it's a local call!"
I thought the joke was funny, but I didn't proudly write out my new joke at the time because I didn't want to offend my sweet sisters who live outside of the local call. I decided to retell the joke, though, because of all the buzz from the Ndebele Sisters (I'll explain who this band of women is on Thurs.) on Facebook last night.
Several of my new She Speaks sisters were saying that they had returned from this heavenly state saying "ya'll", considering fat back in their green beans and using more hair spray than usual. Some said that they even believe that God's gentle voice now has a southern drawl. Check out my friend Connie's blog--hilarious!
It's funny, but I kind of am hearing God today speaking with an accent from South Africa, Ghana, South Carolina and all the other states of the union. It's funny how God's voice sounds when you've been around the Holy Spirit speaking through women of every tribe and tongue. It makes me wonder about those folks that got to witness Pentecost and look toward the day when it says:
"And they sang a new song: 'You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.' Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" (Revelation 5: 9-10,13)
What a day that will be--the day we all worship with God's accent!
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Hi, Amy! The verse you used here reminds me of when, during worship at SheSpeaks, I just stopped to listen to all of the beautiful female voices singing praises together...it sounded amazing! I, too, can't wait for the time we will all be together again around His throne!
Great post Amy! What a neat way to think about God speaking. We all think He would sound just like we do and like we are accustomed to hearing, and in fact, I bet He does. He is God to all. Loved seeing you last week!
I agree with Connie, it was amazing to hear all those women praising God together.
I am so blessed to be Ndebele sisters with you and all of our eval. group... all of the women there. It was so wonderful to be with a group of women who didn't fight, but supported, no competition, but love.
How precious that was!
God bless, and can't wait to see your post. I am putting up a post tonight, but it is just about the beginning. There is still so much more to write about.... about what God did in my heart while there.
Love you!
Heather
Now see... I hear God says, "You's guys," more then anything.lol That's the Yankee in me.;-)
You, sweet sister in Christ, I love you! I thank God that He placed us all together for our eval. group. He knew what He was doing when He did.
You inspire me... and thank you for encouraging me. I'm going to be working on those 'ums'. Haha!
While I was at the conference, my husband was giving his testimony Sunday morning and since I couldn't be there, Bethany was taping it for me. I had to joke with him after watching because he said 'um' about 20 times in 4 minutes. It's catchy!!
Danielle,
Girl, your story is so powerful that nobody's going to notice! Speak on, sister!!
I have SOUTH in the MOUTH!!! :)
So blessed that God connected our hearts this weekend!!!
Hope we can visit again soon!
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