Grocery Bagger

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We are starting a new study through our men's ministry, Band of Brothers, at Christ Chapel Bible Church. We will work through the Gospel of John, and focus on the divine nature of Jesus Christ. Amongst other things, the intro lesson talked about how many Christians do not believe that Jesus is God. Just that He was a good teacher, a great example to follow. The error in that thinking is another post, but I want to share a story about identifying as a Christian.

So, I have been getting back into the Word, and I am also really working on my prayer life. Trying to make my communication with God more consistent, and more focused on others and how He can use me. So in working on being bolder in my faith, I have prayed for God to make me more aware of opportunities to share my faith, to encourage someone, to just ask someone how I can pray for them.

God answered by pointing me to a fellow believer and brother in Christ.  

I went by Brookshire's to pick up a few groceries. I pushed my basket up to the checkout and I start to unload items onto the conveyor. The bagger tells me to stop, that he would love to unload it for me and take care of it. He unloads my basket then runs to the end and starts bagging them after they were scanned. He then says, 

"Man, if you ever wanted to see someone on fire for the Lord, there was a young man preaching today and his love for Jesus just went through all of us and had us all moved and shaking. I didn't stop shaking until I got to work."

I asked him where he was and he said that he is an intern with a program that equips people to go into ministry, to serve in churches and communities, to be the hands and feet of Christ. As we walked to my truck we talked more about his training program and he shares that the next step is to head to Galveston to help minister through a church for 6 months. He hopes Brookshires will give him a leave of absence, but he is going regardless. 

Then he asked if he could pray for me. 

I was witnessing the man I strive to be. So I told him that my mission field right now is my family and that I seek to be a good husband and father and to lead my family to Jesus daily. I also told him, that I wanted to be bold, like him. He then grabbed my hand put his arm around me and blessed me with the sweetest prayer.

 "The things that we love,

tell us what we are"

Doug is on fire for Jesus. Doug is a Christian. Doug is eternally valuable to God. 

What are you?

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."

Matthew 6:21‭, ‬24 ESV

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