Prayer Request

I just wanted to make two prayer requests.

Last night I got a call from an old friend of mine. I met him three years ago at this college program and we dormed together for a month. He's a really nice guy, one of those really deep minded individuals who listens to reason. Anyway, before the summer college program, I prayed to God that I would be able to talk to at least one person about Christ and bring him/her to salvation. He turned out to be the one person that I talked to.

You know, I find so many people with their hearts so hardened against God because of the emotional pains and scarring that they went through. He was one of them. Someone sensitive who develops a shell to protect himself from pain. He turned out to be one of the people that I related to the most, because I went through very similar struggles.

First his heart was really hard you know? But as time went by I could tell that perhaps I planted a seed. No I didn't yet bring Christ into his life yet, but I believe that God will start to make that seed spring into life. Until yesterday I was afraid that the seed was snatched away by Satan, but now I have so much hope because we decided to hang out for the first time since then, for a day in the city next week. He's a great listener so if God speaks through my lips, I know that he'll be brought to Christ. Please pray for him guys and that God may use me to save him if it is His will.



My second prayer request is for my life verse next Sunday. I've never preached before, but I really think God gave me an opportunity to do His works. Really no joke. Almost everything in the last few months I could tell that God has had a huge hand in it. From my friend's phone call to this life verse to so many wonders to mention, He has lined up for me. He has really guided my life to unprecedented levels in my whole life in recent months. None exaggeration whatsoever.

Anyway the theme is going to be about Jesus' salvation. How things of this world hardly matters, but how the next is extraordinary and eternal. How if I saved someone's life here and right now (which is amazing no doubt), it would only be for the rest of this life. But if I brought Jesus's eternal salvation to someone's life here and right now, he'd be saved for eternity. Kind of what I'm hoping for my friend you know? Our life here is so short. I really want to make it count for God. Even if I don't get any rest in this life doing his will, how great will my peace and rest be in heaven once I'm done? How worthy would be the price of the tears that I've cried in this world so that I may cry many more tears of joy in the next? I can't wait till I go to heaven...-_-

Anyway pleaseeee pray for my friend and I. I'd really appreciate it. :D