Listen to the Warning: A Short Story

The siren went off but everyone ignored it. It was a sound that they were used to hearing in the old office building. The siren warning for tornadoes went off several times a week. The owner of the building had a scheduled time for it to be fixed. There was not a cloud in the sky one day on a beautiful Spring day. The siren went off no one moved from their desk but one person, a woman who went to the window just to make sure nothing was going on outside. She did not see any rain but noticed it was getting cloudy. She went back to work not concerned about the clouds. A couple of hours later the siren went off again, no one moved. The woman hesitated but decided she should look out of the window again. She opened the curtain and in the distance headed toward the building was a tornado. She yelled at the top of her lungs, "TORNADO!!" The other employees stopped and ran toward the window. Everyone hurriedly ran back to their desk, grabbed their belongings and rushed to safety just in time. After the tornado had tore through the office with barely any rooms left standing, everyone was still alive. Everyone thanked the woman for saving their life. One co-worker asked her why she decided to check today for the siren. The woman responded, "In my prayer time God told me to not ignore the warning signs in every area of my life. I am working on listening to God more. So I decided when the siren went off I was going to check. I praise God right now." 



Always take heed to warning signs that God gives us. He loves us and He knows what is best for us. If God is warning you to do or not to do something be obedient. There is a reason He is sending those signs, He has our best interest in mind.