Okay, before you think I'm moving to Idaho or something along those lines let me explain that is not the case here. So, now that that is settled, let me move on to why the title.
Actually, writing this post has been on my heart for a while now, I just haven't made the time to sit down and write it. A couple of weeks ago I was walking around SeaPort Village, one of my favorite spots for evangelism. I was wearing a t-shirt that simply had Idaho written across it. I guess not too many people walk around San Diego with that t-shirt these days, because I received more comments and attention than I ever have before. They weren't mean comments, but rather it opened up a few doors to talk to people, or even more simply smile and wave at them as we passed each other. Those I talked with thought I was a tourist from Idaho. Yes originally I am from Idaho, but I was not a tourist. Anyways, the point that I'm trying to make is, people were interested because of what I was wearing, and asked what brought me to San Diego. At the end of the day as I drove back I thought maybe a cool idea of an ice breaker would be to wear shirts from other states around the country other than California, because that seemed to spark up some interests, and when people ask what brings you here, that is the perfect opportunity to tell them what you're doing.
That same day, I talked with the same homeless man that I usually talk with in that area. He sits in the same spot pretty much everyday. He has the same prayer request for his health and still has never looked up as he talks to me. I don't what goes on in his daily life, or much about his story, other than he has had horrible experiences with his family. God keeps asking me to talk with him and pray for him, and I know I have to continue to be obedient to that. It is hard, because I see a man that is hurting so much and has a heavy burden and really needs the strong arms of Jesus to lift it off his shoulders. I prayed with him again, and it is my prayer that God will revive his heart and he will come to know Jesus as his Savior.
Each week as I've gone out has been different. Sometimes I talk to a few people and pray with them, other times it turns out to be a prayer walk. God continues to use both for His purpose and glory. It is a blessing, it really is. Whether I'm wearing the Idaho shirt or something else, I want people to see Jesus in me as I walk by. That is who I am serving, and Jesus is the one who has brought me here.
Actually, writing this post has been on my heart for a while now, I just haven't made the time to sit down and write it. A couple of weeks ago I was walking around SeaPort Village, one of my favorite spots for evangelism. I was wearing a t-shirt that simply had Idaho written across it. I guess not too many people walk around San Diego with that t-shirt these days, because I received more comments and attention than I ever have before. They weren't mean comments, but rather it opened up a few doors to talk to people, or even more simply smile and wave at them as we passed each other. Those I talked with thought I was a tourist from Idaho. Yes originally I am from Idaho, but I was not a tourist. Anyways, the point that I'm trying to make is, people were interested because of what I was wearing, and asked what brought me to San Diego. At the end of the day as I drove back I thought maybe a cool idea of an ice breaker would be to wear shirts from other states around the country other than California, because that seemed to spark up some interests, and when people ask what brings you here, that is the perfect opportunity to tell them what you're doing.
That same day, I talked with the same homeless man that I usually talk with in that area. He sits in the same spot pretty much everyday. He has the same prayer request for his health and still has never looked up as he talks to me. I don't what goes on in his daily life, or much about his story, other than he has had horrible experiences with his family. God keeps asking me to talk with him and pray for him, and I know I have to continue to be obedient to that. It is hard, because I see a man that is hurting so much and has a heavy burden and really needs the strong arms of Jesus to lift it off his shoulders. I prayed with him again, and it is my prayer that God will revive his heart and he will come to know Jesus as his Savior.
Each week as I've gone out has been different. Sometimes I talk to a few people and pray with them, other times it turns out to be a prayer walk. God continues to use both for His purpose and glory. It is a blessing, it really is. Whether I'm wearing the Idaho shirt or something else, I want people to see Jesus in me as I walk by. That is who I am serving, and Jesus is the one who has brought me here.
