Crazy Story...

     So the other day I’m on my way to a track meet at Kansas University and I stop to get some gas.  When I went inside a man stopped me and asked what I had on the side of my car.  I told him they were pole vault poles.  He then saw the shirt I was wearing that said "I Run For Jesus”.  He shook my hand and said that was awesome and that he really like it and walked away.  Two seconds later he turned around and came back, shook my hand again, and asked me more about it.  At the time I was wearing one of my long-sleeve warm up tops that I get specially made for myself for when I’m competing… so it was a lot nicer than the t-shirts we hand out.  He kept saying how much he liked it and that he wanted it.  I told him I would give him a t-shirt but he just kept wanting mine.  I said I’d give it to him but then He said "no that’s ok.”  Then I realized that I had forgotten to even bring the box of t-shirts.  I explained to him how I keep doing this and feel like Satan is trying to stop this ministry and that I was so frustrated.  He then challenged me that many times we think it is Satan, but it could be God testing us to see how we will react to the situation.  That’s something I’ve been using ever since to help me look at things from both perspectives and has really helped in strengthening my walk with God.  After a long talk we exchanged information because he wanted to get some shirts for a youth group that he and his mom help out with.  He also wanted to learn more about our ministry and how he could help support it.  As he was writing down his information I thought about the verse where it says “when a man asks for your shirt, give him your coat as well.”  I just kept feeling guilty for wanting to keep this shirt for myself and saw how selfish I was being… I mean it’s just a dumb material possession and I have plenty of others.  So when he turned around I put the shirt over his shoulder and quoted the verse.  I then offered him my pants and hat (I didn’t have a coat).  Just shows how God can work through this ministry even outside of our sport to connect us with people we would have never imagined.

 

 

 

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