So for the last few days, I have been praying a lot for opportunities for the gospel. Usually spring break gets me thinking about what I am actually spending my time on and also when I hear all the stories from the mission trip it reminds me of why I am here, on this earth, in Iowa, at Grand View, on my floor and in my classes.
Well, in short, God is faithful. I have to admit that I love my comfort zone a lot more than I desire for people to hear the same message that changed my life forever. I would rather not speak up in class and have people like me than tell them about how my relationship with Jesus has saved me from Hell. So I have been asking God to give me grace and motivation to care more about these people than about my own comfort. Well, the last two days he came through. Yesterday a girl from my floor came to bible study and immediately I thanked God. I knew that this was one of those opportunities. After we got done and we were all hanging around after elections we got into a great conversation. It turns out that she had already made a decision to put her faith in Jesus Christ and she had been wanting to come for awhile. I had no idea! So she is going to come to the college retreat this weekend and I am excited to see what God does!
The second time he answered was today. Kristin, Jocelyn and I all have this tradition called coffee shop tuesdays and I love it. We kind of take a tour of different coffee shops around Des Moines...but now we pretty much just go to the ones we like the most. Today we made a stop at Mars Cafe. I ordered a Yerba Mate Lemonade and sat down. Before I could even start my homework, a middle aged man named Roger, who was sitting next to me, asked me where I got my bookbag. So I told him I went to Target and he said he wasn't from around here so I told him how to get there. I went back to my computer and in my head thought, "I wonder if I should keep talking to him." Well before I could open my mouth he asked me if I knew of any bike shops. I said I don't but I knew that God was doing something. I asked him what he was doing in Des Moines and he said that he was an inventor. He had been staying at Bethel Mission for free rent until he got his feet on the ground. I told him I went to Grand View and he said that they had come and sung some songs at Bethel Mission. So I asked him what his beliefs were. He talked about how he believed that Jesus was a good guy who never sinned and how he came to keep the peace. We got into a good discussion about how Jesus was God and I asked him how he thought he could go to heaven. He had no idea. He told me to go to a Bible Study and ask someone haha He did mention that he thought you had to be a good person to be saved, you couldn't talk the talk without walking the walk. It was so perfect. So I got to talk to him for a few minutes about my own life and how I always thought you could earn your spot in heaven if you did good stuff but after reading verses like Ephesians 2:8-9 I had to change my thinking. He listened but basically said he would agree to disagree and told me that it was good I had my head on straight. It was sad that he didn't want to accept the free gift that God offers us, but it reminded me of that fact.
Praise the Lord for answered prayers! It was definitely a divine appointment! In fact I was napping and almost decided to keep sleeping so I am thankful that God had other plans.
Here is a picture of Jenny's flowers that Jon got her! So pretty!
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