I work for an electric company – in a nutshell i serve project managers to they can get their work done on time – but in the midst of me serving them they ask – so i take out my headphones and answer the question – “so what is it your going to do in life, your obviously not a an electrician” – and i prepare to watch their face bend and twist as the words ” I AM GOING TO BE A PASTOR” leave the premise of my mouth – then as they look like they just took a bite out of a lemon and ask “why” – now at this point i can choose to impress and come up with some blown up answer along the lines of “well the god of the universe asked me to be one, ya know the one who controls the weather, placed stars, created life – ya that guy ask ME to help him out” (that answer seems to dwindle my serving opportunities by a great margin – but when the words “i just wanna help people” leave my mouth – they seem to run every cuss word they ever said in front of me, every crude statement – and they soon ask – “can you help ME?” –
Its those words that make me realize that what i am doing is way past myself – but God put me in a position where i am on construction sites all day long – serving guys that could care less if i was there or not – but as soon as i say i have something to offer them that no boss, or money, or vacation, or big buffed-up truck to give them – there is a breaking that takes place not on the external but the internal – not a shattering where they burst into tears or wale at the top of there lungs – but its a sense of urgency that they have never had before – and once they realize that they are feeling an urge that they have never felt before for something they have never urged for – I begin to urge for them – (its like a big URGE fest) – there is an automatic connection between my soul and his – and since my soul is in direct connect with the Spirit of God he feels a void or emptiness that i dont have – and that same feeling is what made him ask the question –
Why?
I am so proud of you, nephew, you show a spiritual maturity that is rare even in those twice or three times your age! Yes, p.k.s have opportunity for training, and you’ve had a front-row seat, but it has to be YOUR maturity and YOUR committment. You can do so much for people on that construction site! Most people don’t understand what evangelism is, but you do.
Love you,
Aunt Karen