Would God raise a squirrel from the dead?

I'm putting my neck on the line to share these thoughts with you. Please read this entire post before you jump to any conclusions.

A week ago while we were on vacation, Dan and I took a little walk out in the countryside of Wisconsin. As we were walking and talking, we passed by a squirrel that lay dead on the side of the road. I didn't even notice it when we passed the first time, but the second time really caught my attention. I can't really tell you if this was just my imagination or if it was God talking to me. But I certainly "heard" the words in my head -- to go over and lay my hand on the squirrel and God would raise it back to life. Of course, the first thing I said (in my mind of course) was "You've got to be kidding!" I started a whole range of arguments in my mind of why I shouldn't do it. First, Dan would think I had gone crazy. It could be diseased. There would be no purpose to God raising a squirrel to life. My mind was just playing tricks on me. Didn't God also say in the Old Testament that we shouldn't touch anything dead? I can't tell you how weird the experience was. I didn't say anything out loud and Dan didn't seem to notice I wasn't saying anything.

I finally told God that I didn't have enough faith for something like that. I just couldn't do it. I told Him if He really was talking to me about this then He would have to shout a whole lot louder and that I would do my best to obey. I asked Him to increase my faith so I could.

I guess this isn't really the first time this has happened. Several times in the past year or so when I've been praying for someone, I really felt as though God wanted me to take authority over whatever disease or sickness the person had and take it from them. But there was always that nagging doubt in my mind. I guess I don't want to look foolish. I don't want to presume on God. I don't want to claim something if it's just my over-active imagination and not God speaking to me.

I know God still works miracles. I believe that with all my heart. Often in the Bible God's servants would lay their hands on people and they would get well, or evil spirits would be cast out. Was that just for then, or is that same power available to us now? Shouldn't we be seeing a whole lot more miracles in our churches than we do now? After all, Jesus' primary ministry among people when He was here was healing. And He said we'd do greater things than He did.

So, I'm tossing out these thoughts to you hoping maybe you'll have some wisdom to share with me. How do know for sure when it's the Lord speaking to you? Would God have really asked me to do something that seemed so silly? What should I do now -- or the next time these kinds of thoughts flood into my mind? Please help me sort all this out!