Now I've been down this road only once before and there's nothing back there but an old broken bridge (it looks like it was a road abandoned a few years ago and its covered in woods. So I obey and start to run down that road wondering why he wanted me to go down there....its important to listen to His voice, because it almost always comes really softly and its easy to miss if you aren't pressing into Him.
As I'm jogging he tells me that he is sending me to a homeless man. Ok....so I start looking around to see if I can find him and I don't see anyone...completely alone in the woods. I get to the old bridge and he tells me to turn left again, this time down some path in the woods. I start to jog down this path and I run RIGHT INTO HIM! Not literally, but almost!
The homeless man was much more started than me, since I knew I would find him. Come to find out that his name is Jay. He's from up north in Jersey but he's been living down in Georgia for about 3 years (mostly homeless) He showed me around back there as I tried my best to talk to him and get to know him. I really felt that the Lord just wanted me to love on him, so I did. He turns out to be a really cool guy. He shows me his secret path to his secret camp which is really impressive! (I'll have to go back and take some pictures to post).
After talking with him I decide I'm going to bring him a pumpkin pie for thanksgiving since I had two. But before I left I asked him if he was a christian and knew Jesus. He said yes. So I told him how the Lord had sent me to him. I blessed him and told him how much Jesus loves him and hasn't forgotten about him....obviously, since he sent me in the woods to tell him. I asked him what he needed. He said he really needs some work and hasn't had a job in years. So I laid hands on him and prayed that the Lord would bless him and give him a job.
I got his number (homeless guys have cellphones now...I know...I was surprised too!) I jogged home and got him the pie...also felt the Lord leading me to give him one of my coats and a few other things. I went to the store to get him some batteries (he uses it for his radio) and picked him up breakfast. Funny thing...I grabbed a Yoohoo and as I did the Lord told me he was lactose intolerant. However, I didn't distinguish that it was the Lord...thought it was my own thought...so I bought it anyway. Well...of course when I meet back up with him to give it to him he says he can't have it b/c he is Lactose Intolerant!!! Bah! I need to train myself to hear the Lord better, lol. I gave him everything and he was super freaked out over the coat because he said he was about to go buy that exact one from the store! Well the Lord knew that also!!!! Hah, he knows ALL the details!!
Jay called me a day later and was super excited that right after I prayed he got a job!! God is soo faithful! He said he couldn't believe it and wanted to go to church with me so I brought him to Passion City. He LOVED it!! I took him out to eat at Longhorns afterwards. He's a pretty gruff guy so it was funny seeing him interact with the polished servers. Anyway, before we parted ways, he told me about how he was in the military and got injured in a helicopter crash and his neck still hurts. Also he showed me on his leg he has a bullet wound...and I saw the actual scarr! The Lord told me to pray for healing, so I laid hands on him and commanded the pain to leave. He said he felt warmth on his knee (which is almost always how the Lord does it).
I since hung out with him with my brother and he was excited to say he has absolutely no pain now in his knee and has full mobility!!!! JESUS IS THE HEALER!!! His neck doesn't hurt as much either.....
It looks like he might be moving back to North soon so hopefully I get a few more changes to minister to him. He wants to bring a friend to Passion City Church too....
All this because I heard that small voice say "Go Left".
