Sydney, the homeless guy I met yesterday, gave me a call around 2:40PM letting me know he'd be around the same area as yesterday in 20 minutes. I told him I'd be there around 3 or 3:30 and agreed to meet him there.
Now today at work I just happened to receive a free box lunch at work today (totally random, it never happens). I was really stoked about eating it because it was not only delicious looking, but an all-organic turkey sandwich with some fresh fruit on the side.
Yesterday night I made a commitment to eating healthier, especially by getting some more fruits and natural goodies in my diet. I've been noticing I eat pretty unhealthy.
A part of me really wanted to eat it when I got back to my room, but another part of me felt like I should give it to someone. And that's when Sydney called.
So pretty soon I headed out to meet him, and this time I was ready to go through the Bible with him a little bit. I wanted to hit a few passages and verses I thought would be really encouraging and him some hope and life.
When I got there, Sydney wasn't. I was pretty sad because I thought the healthy meal would be great for him, since he likely gets a lot of fast food or other unhealthy kinds of foods most of the time. And he's diabetic and aging. A good organic, natural, well-balanced meal would mean a lot more to him than to me. True love is about sacrifice right?
So I waited and waited and looked around for at least half an hour. But still no Sydney.
I saw a cup of water there just like the one he had yesterday, so I thought he may have gone somewhere. But he never came back. Before long, I decided I needed to go and do my own thing.
So I left him a note, filled with some encouragements and good wishes and slipped it under the cup of water. I prayed he would find it and read it, and that nothing would get in the way of that.
While I was heading back to campus, I was really hoping I would see someone else in need to give the lunch to, but everyone was a student, well-fed and busy looking. I kept lingering, looking around for homeless people to feed (how often do you see someone doing THAT! LOL), but I eventually gave up and headed back.
Oh yeah, I was REALLY hungry at the time too. I think at this point the Lord spoke to me and said something to the point of, "I see your heart Alex. You're doing great. You're hungry so eat it. I know you would have given it to anyone in need without a moments delay or an ounce of hesitation. Enjoy it and don't feel guilty, know I'm well pleased with you"
So I ate it! And DAMN it was good :)
Hopefully tomorrow or some other day soon I'll be able to help out Sydney or Booker or whoever else needs it. But we'll see what the good Lord brings my way!
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Some thoughts:
Perhaps God wanted to test my obedience and faithfulness today.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails" - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
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