Everyday I wake up, get ready for the day, eat breakfast, then walk to school. I'm attending spanish school for the next 9 weeks. The teaching style is one on one. And my teacher, well he'll be the first person to tell you that he's not a christian. He lives his life the way he wants it. My heart reaches out to him. I want him to realize that there's more to this life than girls, partying, and constantly trying to fill that void. Well, then there's me...the student. And I'll be the first person to tell him that I'm a Christian. During class, only spanish is spoken. He'll give me certain verbs and ask me to phrase it in a sentence. Well, the other day...one of the verbs I was given was the verb "rezar", which means "to pray." So, there I go...off on a tangent. Saying, "I prayed this morning..I prayed last night. I pray all the time, everyday..and why? Because Jesus lives in my heart." I look up and my teacher is staring at me. And next, out of his mouth, come the words, "Well..how do you get Jesus in your heart?" It kinda shocked me...A LOT. But, I didn't dare waste anytime. I quickly said, "Listen Up...I'll tell you." For the next half an hour, we talked about Jesus. And what He truly did for us. How we are saved by grace, not by works. But..what really convicted him was when I told him, "Jesus loves you soooo incredibly much...so much actually that He would have still gone through all the ridicule, every beating...just for YOU."
As I was talking to my teacher, God spoke so calmly and yet so firmly to me. He said, "You see. This is why I've brought you here." Then, He spoke some familiar words to my heart. He said, "You're here because you have a PURPOSE." We all have a purpose. God didn't just call some of us to follow Him. He called ALL of us. And maybe not everyone is supposed to drop everything and move to a different country. But we are all supposed to represent Jesus and be His disciples...wherever He should lead us. Be obedient to the voice of God. He's going to lead you down a path that you won't be able to refuse. And before you know it, you'll have people asking.."Well...how do you get Jesus in your heart?" You'll be making a difference. A big difference. Leading someone to Christ is no small thing. You'll be taking part in changing that person's destiny...forever.
No one's ever seen or heard anything like this, Never so much as imagined anything quite like it—What God has arranged for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9
It's news I'm most proud to proclaim, this extraordinary Message of God's powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts Him.
Romans 1:16
