#randomphonecall

The phone rings and a voice on the other end says, “Hey man...can you tell me how to get saved?” I’m a bit confused. And I have no idea what’s going on. At first i thought this was a test from a random person but as we continue to talk, he keeps asking me random questions about “What is faith? Why are Christians all into money? Do you like caviar?” At the very beginning I knew that this guy didn’t want to really know how to get saved, he just wanted to talk. Now how he got my number and ended up talking with me is a mystery but here’s something I got out of this: 

1. Ministry happens at any given moment. I was in the middle of studying and I have a ton of things to do today and all of the sudden there’s this random guy calling me “David” asking me about who knows what and all i want to do is hang up on him and go back to my “real” work. Thankfully, I let my initial reactions subside and heard this guy out. We ended up talking for a good 45 minutes about everything and yet, it wasn’t wasteful.

2. It’s called your testimony for a reason. Somewhere in the midst of talking about Lakewood and Spam, I actually shared with him my testimony of what God did, is doing, and what he will do. I had just shared with a random dude about my fears, my struggles, and the grace of God. My testimony isn’t some one time experience that is only used during formal sharing time or counselor training. It’s a part of who I am and as God continues to shape me my testimony continues to mature.