A Surprise

Hey; it's been a while since I posted something... a lot has been happening, I guess..
School is about to start, and I am certainly not ready to begin another school year. College, especially, is stressing me out... Oh what to do...

Anyways, I needed help in other things in my life, and needed some answers and advice. I vaguely insinuated this in AIM, hoping for someone to help me out, and who comes to my rescue?! My friend, who currently lives in New Jersey and has been my friend since junior high school (I think). I haven't talked to him in a while, yet he responded. He asked me what was wrong, and I was a bit surprised, but glad that he actually bothered to ask me. So I told him what was up, and he gave me advice here and there that really did help me out. I thank him for actually caring. Really. Even old-time friends help each other out in the long run. Thank you. And thank you, God, for even introducing me to him long time ago.

At the end of the conversation, I asked him to pray for me, and he gladly said he would. Then, in turn, I asked if he needed some sort of prayer himself, and he said he did. He told me his request, and I gladly told him that I would pray for him. This, in turn, helped me to remember a command that God gave to us: to carry each others' burdens. And that's what we're exactly doing. I'm just loving how God answers in the bleakest times,when I can't seem to focus on Him, and how He is guiding me and reminding me of certain things that I should follow in my life, especially the cross of Christ. Praise God!

Ripe Opportunities

Today's (Sunday's) sermon was, in fact, a very important message that I needed to hear again. I guess I have forgotten what my purpose in life was, and the message reminded me of that purpose: to do the will of God, which is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. After hearing this message, I wondered if I would be able to seize opportunities to evangelize today (for everyday is filled with opportunities), and went back home.

When I went home, it struck me that my relatives were going to go back to Korea. They stayed for a month, and that went by pretty quickly, so I was taken aback by how fast time flew. My family and my relatives ate dinner for the last time, and my relatives packed up their stuff and were ready to go. When we arrived at the airport, we did the usual: checking in, dropping baggage. We had a good amount of time to spare, so we decided to chill at the food court.

So at one point, I had to use the bathroom. I went in one, but a man was cleaning it, so I had to find another one. Suddenly, I see another person around my age looking for a bathroom as well. We looked at each other, and we laughed and shrugged. I asked him, "So... where's the other bathroom?" He responded, "Oh, I see one down there." (The food court was at the top floor).

We started the conversation by asking each other what we were doing in the airport. He told me that he missed a flight to Germany, where he lives, so he had to wait for the next flight, which was at 1:00 AM (At this time, it was only about 11). I told him that I lived in the United States, and I was just here to bring my relatives back home to Korea.

So we went there and we're doing our business when suddenly I remembered the message. Here, I noticed that this was THE opportunity, and I had to seize it while it lasts. No regrets. So I went for it. I told him, "Hey, this might be a pretty random question, but I like to ask this to other people." He said, "Uh alright." Then I asked him, "If you were to die today, where do you think you'll go?"

Bam.

A conversation emerged, even though we were complete strangers. He said, "I have never thought about this before, man." From hereon, I told him the gospel. He seemed quite interested, but he had to go with his family later, who was about to leave the food court. This was the first time that he has ever heard the gospel before. Funnily enough, I found out his name at the end of the conversation. His name is Conner. I pray that he would accept Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.

On a side note... I'm going to miss my relatives. =/