I was in Subway a half an hour ago. It was a pretty normal dinner. I was in there alone for about 5 minutes and as I am getting my sandwich, two young men walk in. As I was sitting down I started to pray for these two young men. I prayed that the Lord would reveal Himself to these men in a crazy awesome way. One of them was ordering and the other sat down a couple tables down from me. I felt like God said to me," talk to him". I waited about 5 minutes and then I sparked a conversation. I asked where he was from and what brought him to Pocatello. I had a strong feeling, deep within me, that this man was struggling. Not just over a situation, but over life. That he had no purpose and that he was just existing. As we were in the middle of the convo, his buddy brought the sandwiches over sandwiches and they were ready to leave. he said goodbye and I said the same and as he was walking out the door, God spoke again saying "ask him if he has a church home to go to". I had about 3 seconds to listen to God or else the opportunity would pass. Well, I would love to say that I stayed in obedience but i did not. I said nothing. Absolutely nothing! I am not fully sure why, maybe fear, maybe timidity, maybe doubt, but I simply sat there, alone in subway aside from two employees. I began to cry! Not just tear up but i am talking about cry. In the middle of freakin subway,lol. There was many different emotions I was feeling at that time: I felt like I disobeyed God. I knew that would be my only chance to minister to that young man and I missed it. In one way, he reminded me of my brother and I hurt for my brother right now. And most importantly, I asked the question, where is that man going to spend eternity? I prayed that the Lord would place someone else in his life to minister to the man and bring him to Jesus. Some may say that I have thought way to much into this tiny situation but I say that God spoke and I didnt listen.
God taught me that sometimes, we only have a couple of seconds,if that, to listen or that time will pass, forever. The thing about it is, my christian friends, is that this is NO JOKE! We are dealing with souls here and eternity! This is no time to just sit back and enjoy our own lives. God says that we must take on eachother`s burdens, even if it is uncomfortable or a little weird. Who knows what would have happened if I would have asked that man that question....but I will never know. I pray that you and I both can learn from this. That we can take advantage of this moment that Jesus has given us, and that we will stay in obedience in all things in our lives. I believe that everything is spiritual. If God is Lord of your life, let Him be. Lets release our agendas and allow God`s agenda take over. Thanks for listening. God bless you
Lord, I am sorry that I did not listen to your voice tonight. I repent for that and accept the amazing grace that you have given me with Jesus on the cross. I pray that you put someone in that man`s life that will be obedient to your voice and speak into his life. Give him the opportunity to have new life. Thank you for your promise of new life. You are good because you are good. In Jesus` name, amen
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