A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. All of a sudden
he
said out loud, "Lord grant me one wish." Suddenly the sky clouded above
his
head and in a booming voice the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be
faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish".
The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii, so I can drive over anytime I
want
to." The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the
logistics of that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the
bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! I can do it,
but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a
little more time and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor
and
glorify me."
The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I have
been
married and divorced four times. All of my wives said that I am uncaring
and
insensitive. I wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they
feel inside, what they are thinking when they give me the silent
treatment,
why they cry, what they mean when they say "nothing" and how I can make a
woman truly happy"
After a few minutes God said, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"
he
said out loud, "Lord grant me one wish." Suddenly the sky clouded above
his
head and in a booming voice the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be
faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish".
The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii, so I can drive over anytime I
want
to." The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the
logistics of that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the
bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! I can do it,
but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a
little more time and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor
and
glorify me."
The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I have
been
married and divorced four times. All of my wives said that I am uncaring
and
insensitive. I wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they
feel inside, what they are thinking when they give me the silent
treatment,
why they cry, what they mean when they say "nothing" and how I can make a
woman truly happy"
After a few minutes God said, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"