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Chapter 18 40 downstairs and talk to him.” where. He would be in the grocery store visiting with a friend when they would mention me. Then he would The force of God’s pressure was so intense; I couldn’t hear a word the ladies were saying. So I went down- go to music practice at church, and the base-guitar guy stairs, scared half out of my mind! would mention me. God wouldn’t leave him alone. Then one day he went home to visit his parents, and his mom mentioned that she had run into me that day. She said Decision #4: Trust God blindly, and obey Him when “Hasn’t that Kristi Kangas turned into a sweet girl?” he leads you into something. Dwight fnally cracked and said ok to God. With trem- I really didn’t expect to run into Dwight the very next bling hands he picked up the phone and called me, ask- day, so I had no speech planned. We greeted, but then ing me if “I wouldn’t like to go out for coffee or some- things were dead quiet. What was I going to say? thing?” I said sure. Now, in my defense, the words that came out of my After we hung up my mom and I danced around the mouth had some sort of explanation. There had been house screaming for joy. Dwight Krauss was not the girls at the church who had dated Dwight in the past, kind of man who played with a girl’s emotions. After and I was aware that they were just “toying” with him. I had offered to be his wife, he would not ask me on a They enjoyed how he was a gentleman and opened the date unless he was interested in the option of marrying car door for them. They enjoyed being taken to a nice me. Mom and I both knew it. We danced and sang, and restaurant, and having the man pay for the meal. But rejoiced for what seemed like hours. then talking with them later, they were not taking him seriously as someone they would marry. They were just The day of this frst date (for a second time) fnally looking for a nice date. At least that is my excuse and came and Dwight arrived at my home to pick me up. thought process for what slipped out of my mouth. My dad greeted him at the door, shaking his hand, and the tension was palpable. “Dwight, I just wanted to let you know that I wasn’t playing around with you, back when we were dating. I We made it out to the car, and started the drive into the had intended on being your wife.” city. The date ended up being four parts; dinner, a mov- ie, desert, and a walk along the riverfront. Dwight says At this point, Dwight says that he had a complete brain he didn’t plan on that long of a date, we were just hav- aneurism, and had no clue how to respond. He just nod- ing such a good time, and it was hard to end it. ded his head, but was frozen there and couldn’t say any- thing. Near the end of the date, we walked along the river front just visiting, and I noticed that I felt something I So, I thought, well, I guess that will chase him off even had never felt before. God was walking with us! I actu- more. If I hadn’t done the job earlier, I’ve done it now. ally could feel God’s approval WHILE I was on a date! But, I felt a peace inside that I had obeyed God, so that I had felt God’s approval tons of times, just never while was all that mattered. I went back upstairs to the ladies I was on a date with a guy. That is when Dwight noticed event. God was with us too. It was as if the three of us were Now from my perspective, that was it. Again I didn’t walking along the riverfront. hear from Dwight for another 4 months. So, I had my Probably because Dwight had never experienced God confrmation that it was over. God must have been say- along on a date before either, he felt something should ing to me that I should look for a guy LIKE Dwight, not be done to acknowledge God’s presence. Dwight said, actually him, since he won’t have me. “Let’s take a minute to pray,” and we sat on the log rail- But as Dwight told me later, that is when everything ing by the river, and bowed our heads. Who knows what started for him. God would not leave him alone, but nagged him for those 4 months about me. God was walking with First, he shared what I had said to his roommate, and us! I actually could feel Steve set about to push on him. Steve made it a dai- ly habit to actually look Dwight in the eye and say, God’s approval WHILE “Dwight, you are stupid for not going for her.” Every day, he said the same words to Dwight. I was on a date! Then God started bringing “Kristi” up to him every-