Our receptionist saw this
appointment and prayed for help, knowing how sacred our appointments
are. God hears His name and listens to the heart calling out, but our faithful,
compassionate Creator also intervenes! As she finished her prayer, our phones
rang. A Thursday counselor called, and, after hearing the need, drove to our
facility instantly! As He always does, our King brought a specific woman to
speak with a specific client on a specific day!
The counselor walked into our doors
with a verse heavy on her heart: “Behold, I stand at the door
and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him
and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20). Not knowing the reason
behind the thought, she obediently wrote it down and immersed herself in each
word.
“I
will come in to him.”
“Dine
with him.”
“He
with Me.”
Him? He? But we’re
a pregnancy center. Our ministry is women. Our hearts are called to their broken
hearts. 100% of our clients are women, so why would our Sovereign God, knowing
this truth, lay such a verse on our client advocate just minutes before her
appointment?
The beautiful 17
year old girl walked in our doors for her appointment, the appointment. After filling out her information, she sat quietly
in the waiting room for her name to be called. Her boyfriend sat with her. Also
a teenager, the young man sat tall, sharply dressed with a tie and vest. She
marked on her information that she was Christian. The case seemed very simple
on paper. Even looking at the couple, the case seemed as if it was going to be
easy. Appearances, however, mean absolutely nothing: a lesson taught daily at
this pregnancy center.
Our client advocate
led the client alone into the counseling room to discuss her situation. Before
every pregnancy test, we talk to the client: notice her, learn about her, and
give her the freedom to unload her burden. In that conversation, after
receiving permission from the young woman, our counselors always share the
Gospel of Christ. We explain who He is and who they are in Him. Today our
counselor did this, still thinking back on the verse God gave her. It was in
this conversation that our young client revealed that yes, she was a Christian,
but the possible baby’s father was not.
Her
boyfriend in the waiting room was a practicing Muslim.
The
counselor decided then to bring the boyfriend into the conversation. While waiting
for the pregnancy test to read, our client advocate shared again the power of
Jesus Christ and the impact He can have on someone’s life. Choosing her words
carefully, she graciously told this young man about the hope found in the
Living Savior. He listened, visibly grasping the spoken words, and he admitted
that this is exactly what he has felt stirring inside him already. He said that
he’s been considering converting to the Christian faith. Our client advocate
put a Bible in his hands before they left, knowing this was him.
This Muslim teenager.
This was the “him”.
This was the man in the verse!
This was the man in the verse!
God orchestrated the
entire happenings of this morning all for the sake of this man.
The pregnancy test read negative,
and they both left relieved and newly assured of who exactly Christ Jesus is. He
is the Sovereign God over scared Christian girls and lost Muslim boys who both
desperately need a Redeemer. God pushed through each door and tore down every
wall to bring this man to our attention so that he would hear just how much his
Creator loves him. God truly pursues without rest the heart unknowing of Him. Pray
for this young couple as they remember the Truth they heard today. Pray for
even further intervention in this young man.
Our ministry will always be
directed toward the women in the midst of a pregnancy decision, but God
reminded us all today to notice the man sitting in the waiting room with a soul
just as scared and wandering.
