Last night I was sitting at home after spending some quality time with God. I had been in His presence asking Him for wisdom in many areas of my life. As I sat there I felt like the Lord direct me to go downtown and go to a drop in center for adults. I was not sure why I was going there except I felt very strongly that God was asking me to do this.
I arrived at the drop in center and sat at a picnic table outside. Immediately I noticed that a number of people there were not adults. In fact there were a number of teens present. I waited on God for what I was supposed to do and then I knew what to do. A girl that used to be in my youth ministry walked in to the area. She did not recognize me.
I called out to her and she looked at me perplexed. She moved closer and then she said, "Scott, is that really you?" I told her it was and asked her to sit down and talk. She and her two friends came by and we talked. I discovered that her world has completely fallen apart. She is in rough shape, one of those teens Boaz was created to minister to.
I also got to talk to a number of other at risk teens that were "hanging around" looking for some food. I was able to talk with six different people who would be our target group for this ministry. I feel like some seeds were sown for Boaz and more importantly for God.
The next surprise for me was seeing the girl from my youth ministries mom. She was there and I said hello to her. She didn't recognize me either. We began to talk and she shared how difficult life had been for her and her daughter. She also told me that just a few weeks before her daughter had said, "I wish I could talk to Scott again because he is someone I trust and would talk with." I assured her mom that we could make this happen.
I say all this to remind myself and others to follow His leading. If we don't we might miss out on a blessing from Him.
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