“Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:3, KJV)
We had to get to the pet supply store in the middle of five o’clock traffic. The store is in another town from where we live.
After arriving at the store, we learned that they were out of the brand of dog food that our dog eats. I thought, We went all that way there and no dog food. I asked the attendant about another specific pet store that may have it. He didn’t know. We walked back to the car. I got in, but my husband stayed outside finishing some work on his iPhone.
As I waited in the car, I thought: We came all the way here and with all that traffic. And here I am in the car waiting for my husband. And I don’t know about going back in the store to tell that man about Jesus. Okay, Lord, I didn’t come all this way to end up with no dog food. And that attendant does not know You. But if I go back in, what do I tell him to get started on a conversation about You? Never mind, I will just go back in, and You will help me.
I walked back into the pet store. The man was behind a counter at his desk, working on the computer. I said, “That other pet store that you mentioned, where is it?”
He did not look at me, but said, “Let me look it up and give you the information.” He wrote down the information on an envelope and handed it to me.
I then said to him, “Has anyone told you that God loves you?”
He said, “Yes, all the time.”
“Well,” I said to him, “Don’t you want to know who this God is that others are telling you about? ”He got up from his desk, came around the counter, and approached me. I was a little bit uncomfortable. “Well, do you want to know Him?“ I said again. He got a little closer. I became more uncomfortable. His deep blue eyes were looking straight into my eyes.
“Yes, I would,” he said.
“Okay, let’s pray. Pray with me.” We started praying, and he gave his life to Jesus.
I told him, “Now this God lives inside of you. He will never leave you.” I asked him if he had a Bible. He said that he did. I told him where and how to start reading.
He moved away from me and started walking behind the counter. He placed his hand on his chest and said, “I always thought that God was with me, but now I know He is with me, inside of me.”
“Abba, that was not easy. I was a little scared. But You had Your way. Thank You for holding William on that phone for a while until You gave me the courage to obey. I can’t even swallow, due to the tears of what You did, Father. Messiah, I can hardly contain the joy of seeing this man believe in You, even though I was so unsure of what to do or say. But, You, Messiah, were after him to be with You for eternity. Holy Spirit, thank You for Your help to obey the Lord. I couldn’t have done it without You. Abba, great are You! Holy is Your name. Powerful and glorious are Your ways, when You move on the heart of a lost soul to believe in Your Son, Yeshua.”