(Blog from Aug 7, 2017)
I have always loved looking into eyes of others. God says we are all made in the image of Him. I see the Lord when I see the uniqueness of people’s eyes.
When the three teams traveling to Albania were waiting for our airline gate to open, I saw brokenness in the eyes of the stranger who sat across the room from me. I was busy journaling and listening to music when I first noticed him starring at me. Politely, I smiled and waved to him, but no response. So I continued journaling, but I couldn’t help but look up to see if he was still looking at me. His eyes were filled with darkness. That was when I knew God was trying to tell me something.
My journaling about the morning turned into journal praying. I made a very specific request that He would make it so very clear whether I needed to talk with this man or not. The song Mended by Matthew West played right after I wrote that prayer. Wow that was convicting!
After God’s clarity and powerful nudge, I looked over to my friend and told her what God was telling me to do. Included in the conversation was also how scared I was and how I wanted him to stand up and walk away, so I wouldn’t have to talk to him. Like any great friend, she encouraged me to abide to God’s plan and prayed for me.
With boldness I walked over to my brother in Christ, introduced myself, learned his name, shared the song with him, talked about how the song spoke to him, learned he knew Jesus but had not accepted Him as his Savior, explained briefly the differences and similarities between Jesus and God, and prayed together.
I asked him what brokenness in his life I could pray over and he asked me to pray that he would find his employers. If I am honest, I was hoping for something different. But I went with it. As I started to pray, he started to pray too. It was amazing! Since we were praying at the same time, I wasn’t able to hear what he was saying.
After saying goodbye, I sat down and prayed a similar prayer about him finding his employers, but this time I prayed that he would find Jesus in his life.
At launch I prayed a dangerous prayer. I asked God to put me in uncomfortable situations for Him to use and stretch me. We haven’t even left the country and He is already answering my prayer!
