ASAP

Something very unusual happened to me last week that I must share. I was at the store buying supplies for puppet practice, and I was at the check- out line when I saw this man standing there. He was right beside the door, almost like a greeter. As I paid for the markers and posterboard, I put the change in my purse and headed outside. The man stopped me and handed me a card. He was wearing a black shirt that had white letters on it and said ASAP. I was curious. So I looked at the card, and it had a question that all church-goers have heard in their life: "If you were to die today, would you go to Heaven or Hell?" The man asked me if I had a relationship with Jesus, and I responded to him that I did. Then we started talking about Jesus and what He had done in this man's life. He proceeded to talk about how, as Christians, we need to share our faith with everyone we come in contact with, and how this was his way of speaking to people.

The man then said that he had to leave. As he walked away, I read the back of his shirt. "Always Say A Prayer". That's when it hit me. I can be the one who could change everything in someone's life. As I continue to live my life, I think about this man every day, and what we talked about. Jesus put him in my life to speak a word to me that I needed to hear. I didn't understand it at first, because he didn't talk to the people in line before me. He waited to talk to me- to make sure I heard what he had to say to me.

You see, it's the little things like this man did, that can change the world. As Christians, we are called to spread the Gospel to all nations, starting with our own. If I ever see this man again, I want to let him know how much he has changed me. I'm a shy person, so talking to people in general is a challenge for me. But because of this man, I have been able to be bold about my faith and share it, as we all should!

So, I ask, are you going to be the one who changes everything?