Reaching out to people...

keeps you LEGIT...

Yesterday while waiting for the bus to Borders, I decided to ask the girl next to me which bus she was waiting on. She told me the same one I was waiting on and we just began talking. She is a PhD student and just moved to my city last year. After getting on the bus she decided to stand up front next to me so we continued our conversation. I told her about my mission trip this summer and we kept the conversation going until we parted ways when I went into Borders.

Meanwhile, another girl who was on the bus ride, who I noticed was up front in the bus as well entered into Borders. While in line to get a Chai Creme Iced Latte, I told God, 'I wish I would've reached out to her as well...' He told me I still could and began to tell me about her being in a place where she was starting to doubt God. He told me to tell her "If you are thinking about giving up on God, don't. He loves you and He hears you.." Of course this is a mouthful so I decided to not go speak to her because I was waiting on my drink (and scared to really make a step to reach out) and she was in the checkout line.

So I get my drink...and notice she is still in the check out line. I decide to stand outside to wait for my ride that was coming to pick me up, but notices she doesn't come out. I didn't think anything of it and soon decided after waiting for a bit, to go back inside until my ride called me.

When inside I chose to go sit down at some couches in the back and read over my lesson for Celebrate Recovery that I would be teaching on that night, as I head to the back, I see the girl from the bus again! I sat on the other side at a small table so as to not look so awkward, but God kept telling me that she was thinking about giving up on believing in HIM. He kept probing me to talk to her, and I kept resisting. I was like "God this is weird now, because there were other people around and she was reading" Anyways...I was trying to read the lesson and noticed I couldn't focus...in that moment I realized that God wasn't going to let me out of this easy. So me and my Chai latte went over to her couch. I introduced myself and got her name. Then I proceeded to tell her, "I'm waiting on a ride, but before I leave, I wanted to let you know that God loves you and if you are thinking about giving up on HIM, DON'T. I dont' know where you stand in your faith, but I felt that for you -that God wants you to know that HE is real" (whew-now it's all over...NOT)

She thanked me and began to open up about believing in a higher being - like God or goddesses and other religions. She said that she was confused on what to believe. At this moment I realized that I couldn't leave so I began asking questions to try to figure out why she was searching in all these other places and came to find out that she didnt' like how the bible made women seem weak. I began to talk to her about the Proverbs 31:10-31 woman who is valued and called blessed by her husband. How she goes out and considers property and buys it. At this point, I'm on my knees in Borders looking up at her in the chair pouring out God's heart for her and how He is the one true God.

She was very receptive but I had to catch my ride so I ended up getting her info to contact her more because she was open to talking more about God and how He wants to reveal HIMSELF to her.

I left very encouraged and satisfied because I believe God is working on her heart and He let me be a part of that. I also plan on contacting her within the next few days and perhaps she would be open to meeting at Borders to finish our conversation.

All things are possible with God!!! I'm ready for a supernatural FALL here in Bloomington, IN.

stay legit peeps,

Rhemma