Interrupted Plans

Seat F-24.....that was my seat assignment on a recent flight. I was supposed to be sitting next to my friend that I was flying with, but something happened and our seats got mixed up.

So I was prepared to have 3 hours of quiet time with the Lord and His word until I realized it was hard for me to read while flying. I closed my Bible and sat, then realized that I should pray for an opportunity to minister to the one flying next to me.

We finally began a conversation about weather and where we lived. Then he asked, "Is that a Bible?" I knew that was an opening from the Lord. For the next couple of hours we talked about Jesus (or maybe I talked most, but he had lots of questions.)

I could literally see the Father's love for him. I did not have all the answers he was looking for, but I did have my testimony. With great excitement and joy I shared with him how Jesus totally pursued me and set me free from sin and myself. He said he would like to believe that Jesus was pursuing him as well but he just wasn't sure. I assured him that Jesus in fact was pursuing him and loved him and sat me beside him to tell him that.

Can I just say that it's ok to not have all the answers. If the Holy Spirit lives within you, you have everything you need. It's OK to say "I don't know" or "I don't understand that either."

But if we are the redeemed of the Lord, we should say so, Amen? He has given us all a testimony, and that testimony is to be shared, whether with a friend or a complete stranger on an airplane. He's been too good and too faithful not to share Him.

Revelation 12:11 says
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death."

In that moment it did not concern me that he most likely thought I was naive or even crazy, my desire was for him to know the love Jesus has for him. When you've been set free, you want others to be set free. I do not believe in coincidences, God placed me there to bear the name of Jesus and testify to this man. What an honor!

So the next time our plans are interrupted, may we remember to ask God what He's up to and how He would like to use us in that moment.

Is God nudging you to share Him and your testimony with others? If so, you have everything you need already, just follow His leading.

By the way.....this stranger promised he would ask God to reveal Himself and think about everything we talked about. So please join me in praying for this man, that he would experience Jesus!