When we go and minister in the dance bars, our main objective is to build relationship. Show the women true love. Make conversation and invite them to hang out outside of the dance bars. The blaring music and flashing lights don’t make for the best environment to share the gospel, so we try to get women into a more intimate environment so that we can have deeper conversations.
And that’s what we did! Our friend, Khushi, ((peep my other blog, A Night In Her Stilettos)) invited us to her apartment to hang out. We talked, laughed, painted nails, ate pizza, and watched Shrek.
There was one scene in Shrek that really stood out to me in that moment and taught me a lot about Jesus’ character. It goes like this:
Shrek: Listen, little donkey. Take a look at me. What am I?
Donkey: (looks all the way up Shrek) uhh… really tall?
Shrek: No! I’m an ogre! You know. “Grab your torches and pitchforks.” Doesn’t that bother you?
Donkey: Nope.
Shrek: Really?
Donkey: Really Really.
Shrek: Oh.
Donkey: Man I like you. What’s you’re name?
Shrek: Uh, Shrek.
Donkey looked like Jesus. He sounded like Jesus. He didn’t let the world tell him that ogres were unlovable. He based his friendship off of his own observations. He saw Shrek, someone that the rest of the world calls unlovable, of someone worthy of love and belonging. Donkey saw Shrek’s character. He saw Shrek as a real being before he saw him the way that the world saw him.
As we were sitting in Khushi’s apartment, I would like to think that we were also just a small example of the heart of the Father. I would like to think that seeing Khushi and her roommate as real people with real feelings meant something more than just a few slices of pizza.
Morgan and I went into our time with no agenda but the Lord showed up big time. She ended up asking us both to share our testimonies and, in return, she was comfortable enough to be vulnerable with us. She asked us to pray over the room because she felt like there was spiritual warfare. And her Hindu roommate got to hear about the love of the Lord.
It was crazy cool and crazy powerful. As you go about your days at home, take the stance of Donkey. When you see that homeless man on the streets or that woman dressed provocatively or those teenagers smoking, take the stance of Donkey. See them as people worthy of love and belonging. See them through the Lords eyes. See them as humans before you see their sin.
