Recently the Lord has been breaking my heart for hunger, in more ways then one. I have been praying that my heart be consumed with a zeal for the Lord like never before, I have been hungry to listen, hungry to learn and hungry to grow in my walk. I have been praying recently to just make me more like him, Jesus. Loving as he is loving, holy as he is holy. I want the likeness of Jesus.
My eyes recently have been more open, open to what I am blessed with and the Lord speaks to me. "Ryan, I give you these things not so that you can enjoy them for yourself, but to share. Take these things you are given and bless others with what I have given you."
This afternoon I went to run a few errands with my Dad. We stopped at the bank, CVS and then Wal-Mart. It's wet out, it's raining and it is just pretty miserable. As we are pulling out of Wal-Mart I see a man with a sign near the road "Homeless, please help." This man looks pretty rough, right as I am driving by God puts in my heart, "This man needs a meal." – There it is, this feeling in my heart of knowing this man needs Food. I instantly think of what is happening in Samalia and God tells me I can do something. As we drive out I see Taco Bell, I grab a Double Beef Burrito Big Box and off we turn around back to Wal-Mart. As we park and walk up to Michael sitting on the Curb I see his eyes start to light up. My dad and I began to sit down and speak to Michael, his first words are "God Bless You." He thanks us for the Food and I tell him how this is not from us, It's from Jesus. He then tells me Jesus has been by his side and is always with him.
See… Michael made his way down to Lehigh Acres from Oklahoma, his journey has taken him about a year. He came down to find his daughter, he is not sure where she is here but in his heart he is Confident he will find her. I come to find out Michael is a carpenter, My Lord and Savior Jesus was one also. I begin to see more and more of his heart and his hope in Christ. I ask Michael if we can pray for him… my dad, myself and Michael hold hands. We begin to pray and I can feel the Lord with us, my hands instantly become warm and as the noises around us become louder, my voice and words to Jesus uprise over them. Michael also has a hernia and liver problem, his stomach looks as if it has a Grapefruit coming out of the front. I pray for healing over Michael and that the Lord continue to heal him physically, spiritually and emotionally. It's funny how when God uses us to Bless others, we realize how many Blessings are poured out on us Daily.
God instantly puts in my heart one of my favorite scriptures. John 15:5
"I am the vine, you are the branches, if a Man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing."
These acts were not me, I would not have done these things on my own and it has nothing to do with me. It has everything to do with Jesus, He allows me to be used by him and allows me to bear fruit in his name. Jesus also tells us that if we have the faith of a Mustard seed we can move a mountain, so why don't we start Moving mountains? Almost everything we have here in this country is in excess, let's start sharing with the world. I don't know what will happen with Michael, but I'm not worried. God has him in his hands and he will forever.
