Bill! I saw Bill again!… Matthew 4

In a previous post, I had mentioned how I believe God is putting the homeless in my heart. Well A few weeks back, I met a homeless man at the corner of Fletcher and I-275 (on the off-ramp). His name is Bill.

I was stopped at the light and I offered him a few dollars. Then he said God bless you and asked if I would pray for him. I said of course and the light turned green. So on my way home I prayed for him and ever since, he has been on my heart. But I haven’t seen him around in awhile. Until…

Yesterday on my way home I was stopping at the corner of MLK and Nebraska at the light and I noticed a homeless man walking around the building. As I approached the light I noticed it was Bill! His crutch was an immediate give away and I think he was wearing the same clothes as before
I was sad because he was out of sight and I couldn’t give him anything now. But I believe God told him to turn around ’cause about 10 seconds later, he appeared from the other side of the building with his “hungry” sign. So I nodded at him to come over and I said, “you’re Bill, right?” He was so happy that I remembered his name. I told him I had been praying for him and I was able to give him 2 dollars before having to drive off.

I hope I get to meet Bill again. God keep him safe and I pray that somehow he finds you. If I’m that way then I let you use me however you need.

Ok. Matthew 4. The infamous temptation of Jesus by the devil. In verses 2-4, Jesus had not eaten in 40 days and was tempted to turn a rock into bread. I don’t know about you but that rock would sound pretty tasty after 40 days of no food.

Verse 4 says: Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” I’m going to pretty much stop right there and concentrate on that verse today. Nothing I can humanly do will allow me to live the way God intended for me to live. Only by what God has instructed of me shall I truly live. Wow. I know that God will provide for me. I do not have to worry about it. That is awesome.

But I bet the homeless who don’t know Christ and his love would understand that if you just told them.

God allow me to be used by you in any fashion you desire. Let my hands be your hands and my feet be your feet. Give me the courage to step out of my comfort zone and reach out to the homeless because I know they need to know of Christ’s love for me. 

Taking Action

(This was taken from my myspace blog from a few days ago)

Lately, God has put something on my heart that invloves getting up out of my comfort zone and taking action. Lately, I’ve had a heart for the homeless. But lately, I haven’t given God my all…

When you know you feel God calling your name to do something for the Kingdom, you should defintely seek Him out and what He wants from you. But you can’t just jump right into the “action”. You must prepare yourself.

This is really where the “taking action” comes in to play. Because how to I expect to affect (homeless) people’s lives if I’m not even affecting my own?

So God, right now, I pray for You to take all of me and just pour out your love into me and create in me a clean heart. Help me to die daily to my own selfish desires and come to you just to spend time with you. I hear you calling, but I haven’t been running to your voice. Just use me for your Kingdom. Amen.

I hope to use this blog to inspire those who read it to make Him the most important part of their lives. It can be tough. But you can do it. All you gotta do is choose.