A young man came in the store this afternoon and asked if he could use the phone to call his grandmother in Sealy. He had gotten stranded and needed her to come pick him up. I told him he could certainly use the phone, but I was not prepared for the conversation I overheard which included some obscenities. Initially, I was shocked and angry. Then God convicted me. It didn’t take long to realize that he was not a Christian. What right do I have to expect him to live by my standards as a believer when he is not one. So rather than be angry, I decided that I should pray for him and his little boy who was with him. I prayed for them and prayed that we, in the store, would be open to opportunities that might arise to minister to him while he was in the store waiting. He’d probably never been in a Christian bookstore before. Just maybe strangers showing kindness to him could make a difference.
James 1:19 says everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. This is definitely something I needed to learn today. If you are reading this, say a prayer for Michael and his son. I may never see him again, but God knows and loves Him and wants him to know the truth.
That scripture always speaks to me!!