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UPDATE: This was an incredible day for me. I went out to eat and prayed for God to have his way. Well, I had 3 men seated at different tables near me, and so I prayed that God would help me to speak with one of them. The first one, I said nothing... eventually, he left. The second one, I opened with a friendly conversation about sports, but then he left without hinting he was leaving. (Talk about feeling stupid and rejected!) However, there was the 3rd guy... and he looked to be in no rush.
I approached him and asked if I could sit with him. He agreed. I said, "I saw you were taking your time and I just wanted to meet you." The conversation was a bit odd at first, but it then got real deep real fast. He is a manager studying to be a better leader and is reading the Bible more; but he had not made a decision to follow Christ. He is a humble guy with strong listening skills. Still, he said, "I feel like I am missing something."
That was a great opportunity to share the story of "the woman at the well" (John 4) along with John 10. I asked him to read out loud if he was okay with that, then I would read wherever he wanted me to read. It was sooo COOL! He was like, "Oh, I get that." It was completely the Word (Bible), the Spirit, and him wrestling to understand so he might correctly apply a lesson.
I never like rushing people to make a decision. I never want it to be human-led; rather, I want to be used by God to somehow lead some one to Himself. And God does that. And today was a reminder of His Activity. Remembering past failures of not praying with someone and wishing I had, I asked him, "Before we go, can I pray with you?" He said yes to the request. Then, after the prayer that aimed to be humble and point the hearer to God, he said, "I needed that. I know there was a reason for this." I said, "Just remain in Christ, man." But don't see me as a leader or anything, I am like you, a man who is in of God. And thank God, He meets our need."
I was clear to share with him, "I was wanting to talk with someone. In Scripture it says, As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. We have both been sharpened by this experience."
Praise God!
I approached him and asked if I could sit with him. He agreed. I said, "I saw you were taking your time and I just wanted to meet you." The conversation was a bit odd at first, but it then got real deep real fast. He is a manager studying to be a better leader and is reading the Bible more; but he had not made a decision to follow Christ. He is a humble guy with strong listening skills. Still, he said, "I feel like I am missing something."
That was a great opportunity to share the story of "the woman at the well" (John 4) along with John 10. I asked him to read out loud if he was okay with that, then I would read wherever he wanted me to read. It was sooo COOL! He was like, "Oh, I get that." It was completely the Word (Bible), the Spirit, and him wrestling to understand so he might correctly apply a lesson.
I never like rushing people to make a decision. I never want it to be human-led; rather, I want to be used by God to somehow lead some one to Himself. And God does that. And today was a reminder of His Activity. Remembering past failures of not praying with someone and wishing I had, I asked him, "Before we go, can I pray with you?" He said yes to the request. Then, after the prayer that aimed to be humble and point the hearer to God, he said, "I needed that. I know there was a reason for this." I said, "Just remain in Christ, man." But don't see me as a leader or anything, I am like you, a man who is in of God. And thank God, He meets our need."
I was clear to share with him, "I was wanting to talk with someone. In Scripture it says, As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. We have both been sharpened by this experience."
Praise God!
I love that you keep up on that stuff! I'm actually planning to get into some riskier day-trading this year once I've saved up enough to jump in. Meanwhile I'm trying to learning as much about economics as I can. It helps that I have to take a macroeconomics class this semester, and this is a little ridiculous and insane of me, but while working I've been listening to free lectures from a microeconomics class posted on MIT's website.
Last weekend I was feeling ready to go and even a little excited knowing that my weeks were going to get super busy again, but I feel like Satan is trying so hard to deflate the joy from my life. I'm just trying to focus on the positive because it seems like every other thought I have wants to focus on the negative in my life. It's like I have this sinful discontentment going on in my heart where I want something to change, but I'm not even sure what. I think tonight it's mostly just loneliness. It's like Satan is trying to convince me that I need to somewhere...anywhere for satisfaction because God's not enough.
But I know He is.
But I know He is.
T
Good afternoon, my beautiful brothers and sisters in Christ! Joy to the world - we have true hope in He who is Love, Life and Truth!
On another note, as a young teenager I was on my aunty and uncle's farm, sorting the shorn sheep from those with their wool on. I did this by swinging the gate left or right, depending on the designated pen for each. As I was doing this, I failed to notice a huge ram charging at me. My uncle cried out and then next thing I knew. Boof! I was hit by what seemed like a train and flew up in the air like a rag-doll. I fell onto the ground and was in a lot of pain, I fractured some ribs. It really hurt to breathe for weeks after that, and especially to laugh. I don't know why we didn't go to the doctor. But not many people can say they've been rammed by a ram. So I feel unique. Haha!
On another note, as a young teenager I was on my aunty and uncle's farm, sorting the shorn sheep from those with their wool on. I did this by swinging the gate left or right, depending on the designated pen for each. As I was doing this, I failed to notice a huge ram charging at me. My uncle cried out and then next thing I knew. Boof! I was hit by what seemed like a train and flew up in the air like a rag-doll. I fell onto the ground and was in a lot of pain, I fractured some ribs. It really hurt to breathe for weeks after that, and especially to laugh. I don't know why we didn't go to the doctor. But not many people can say they've been rammed by a ram. So I feel unique. Haha!
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That sounds both awesome and terrible at the same time 
And your story reminded me of this meme:
And your story reminded me of this meme:
OW!!! Those rams mean business! And if you didn't see him coming... you wouldn't have been able to even protect yourself. I am cringing for you now.
We had a long horned ram who loved to butt people too. My father was once run up a tree by this ram, and had to sit in the top of the tree and wait for someone to hear him calling and come rescue him. We still laugh about that, but I don't imagine it was so funny when it happened.
We had a long horned ram who loved to butt people too. My father was once run up a tree by this ram, and had to sit in the top of the tree and wait for someone to hear him calling and come rescue him. We still laugh about that, but I don't imagine it was so funny when it happened.