I had just finished taking a stroll around Fairview mall and now sat at the bus stop waiting for the 90 bus to come. The sun was shining and a cool breeze was blowing softly; an overall nice day. I looked at the bus stop, 20 minutes before the bus arrived. I figured I would work on upgrading my sword and memorize some of the Word. As I reached down into my bag, an elderly lady sits down beside me and asks me when the bus will arrive. I politely answer her question and we chat for a bit. I find out that she is 85 years old with 4 grown children and has many grand kids. They all live in different parts of Canada so she is alone with her husband. As I talked to her, I realized that she is from a whole different world and has seen it slowly change around her as she lived life. I felt like I needed to share the gospel with her so I kept looking for a chance to bring up the topic. I was able to ask her about her beliefs and found out she grew up at the people's church. I knew right away that she wasn't a believer though. She would say things like "I should start going to church again " and "I see so many religious people who are happy" there was such a huge spiritual force keeping her from believing. I mean she KNEW everything she grew up at church but none of was brought to life. The bus came and I figured "Hey I can't do anything about it I mean I tried its not like if I preach to her some more its gonna make a difference" So I said bye and pretended that I was going to sit on another part of the bus.
But.... As I sat down, mad convictions came upon me. "Evangel this woman can die at ANY time now and she has NO ONE in her life to share the gospel with her. This is probably going to be the last chance EVER that someone will be able to minister to her" So I was like ok I sat down beside her and boldly asked "So where do you think your going after you die" She said "No where you just die". I asked "So you don't believe in Heaven? She answered "Well it would be nice to know there is one" I felt like her heart and her head weren't connecting. So I asked "What do you think is keeping you from believing?"
She told me she had a very high IQ and that she thinks too much. She knew her heart. Pride and unbelief was the barrier. We talked about life. She had the wisdom of an old lady, of someone who has seen all there is to life and understood that it is all the same. It never changes. I could sense she could feel the light in my heart. She told me "Your going to grow up to be a great husband and father. You would make a great minister as well I wish you could meet my granddaughter you would be a good influence on her. She's 18 and only cares about her looks. You know how they are at that age. Kids need so much these days" I was able to share the gospel with her in simple and short way after we started talking about human nature and how we're supposed to "do unto others" but we can't seem to follow that rule too well.
I asked if I could pray for her and before she left I could tell that the Spirit was working in her heart because she said to me "Thank you you've done your job. You have given me a lot to think about" She kissed my head and left the bus. In that moment I no longer saw an old woman but I saw her spirit. I can't really describe it but I think I saw her as God saw her. I was able to see through the outward appearance of an aged body and see the vibrant spirit of a woman seeking the Lord. It was a beautiful blessed moment. PTL
I am praying and I hope to see her in the Eternal Kingdom of God.
