Thursday, January 21, 2010

People

So some people go thru life working and talking to people all around them. Do you ever realize that God can be speaking right thru you to another person. Some of you may know that Gwen and I are starting an orphanage www.opendoorsorphanage.org This process of starting an orphanage and letting God go before us has brought me face to face withe the reality that God is speaking thru all kinds of people in every place we go. Today as I was checking out at a store and talking with a clerk about life and where God was leading and what he is doing I mentioned the orphanage. Now realize, I wanted to skip right past that and get on with others things I had to get done. I didn't want to mention orphanage because I have come to realize that when that word is brought up more questions follow and you end up talking longer than what you planned. Ever been there? ever been in those spots where you feel as though the "things" on your list are more important than a conversation with a clerk or someone next to you? Well, as I mentioned orphanage the clerk next to the one I was talking with said, don't leave I want to talk with you. Through tears and excitement God spoke through this woman who has a heart for orphans, God has been working in her life to move beyond the house the car the job the American dream of having things to the Christ filled life of living for him no matter where. Another person God has brought into my path to reveal his plan. The conversation lasted for about 15 or 20 minutes and was a real conversation about what God is doing in her life, what God is doing in my life, and what God is doing in the the life of Open Doors Orphanage. the intersection of God's story being told through his people intersecting at a store. Where has God intersected your life with other people to be the fullness of his story?

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