I really didn't want to talk to anyone; I just wanted to lose myself quietly in a book. Usually after work, I'm really reluctant to speak or do things with anyone because I'm doing things and talking with people all day at work. But I really think that Jesus wanted me to talk to the man =="
The guy, AG, was with his two children. Him and I ended up sitting next to each other on the bus. I dived right into a book because I didn't want to talk. And as I was sitting there reading (not really... because I was thinking whether or not I should talk to him), he started to talk to me.
A: "You can read forever can't you."
M: "Yea... (crap I really have to talk to him now) This book is really interesting. It's about Christian living. Have you heard of Dr. John Piper?"
And so it begins... I asked him about his kids (they were so cute!) and where they were heading. He said he just picked them up from his ex-wife to spend the weekend together at his place at Port Credit. He started telling me about some of his personal things... about his divorce and how things are really hard and what happened between him and his ex. I was very surprised that he would share something this personal with a stranger. This confirmed to me all the more that this man needed Jesus in his life.
We touched on religious things. He believed that "if you find whatever it is that makes you strong, you should believe it. But [he] won't tell other people that they are wrong if it is something different from what [he] believed in." So I shared with him why I believe in Jesus and chose to walk as a Christian.
We got to Burlington and had to get on different trains to get to our own homes. He gave me his contact and out of instinct I gave him mine too. However, as I was writing mine down I really didn't think it was a good idea because I just met this person. But I already wrote half of my number down and it would look so "yurn suey" if I went... "umm actually...."
A few days passed and the guy called... And I assumed that he wanted to talk more about Christianity because we didn't finish the past Friday. I did plan to call the guy back after I prepare myself to talk to him about Jesus... but I wasn't ready so I didn't pick up. He left a message saying that he wanted to talk. He called me again the next day again. I had to gather myself for a few hours before I called him back.
I prayed with one of the girls I lived with to let God guide the conversation before I called him back. And I talked with another friend about the whole situation before I called because for some reason, things didn't seem so right. I called back and words flowed very smoothly out of my mouth. In a way I was surprised that they all came out so smoothly but at the same time I wasn't.
The conversation went on for about one hour. I had to redirect the conversation A LOT =S because turns out, the guy's intention was far from wanting to know more about Christianity. I did manage to share the Gospel with him, but he wanted to talk about something else... I offered to have my friends AE and HL talk to him or contact him instead because they lived closer to where he lived and would be more accessible.
I'm not very clear on what I make of this experience. I really did think that God drew me to talk to the guy when we were on the GO bus. But at the same time, the guy's intention was not what I had in mind. I really don't know. But all in all, I think I am way more comfortable with having the Gospel told even thought things were not as I expected than not tell him about Jesus at all. I can't imagine having the thought of letting the opportunity to share the Gospel go sit in my mind.
AE called him twice and left some messages, but he didn't return any calls.
Yea, so that's basically what happened.
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