"We could keep meeting but I just don't see the point. I mean, I enjoy talking about this stuff but I don't think I will ever change my mind about God." said Nichole as I sat across from her and her roommate in their dorm room. Colleen, one of my staff team members, and I first met Nichole a week ago today. She had come to the Porn Nation event and requested a book written by the speaker at the event so we had gone to her room last week to drop it off.
When we dropped the book off we asked if we could ask her thoughts on a few questions which began a conversation that we picked up again today. Last week Nichole had told us that she liked controversy and enjoys talking about religion with people but warned us that people can get mad at her. I assurred her that I wasn't in this for an argument and that I have heard almost everything from people when it comes to God. At one point last week I said this to her, "If you could know a relationship with someone who loves you and wants to know you and is more than a set of rules, would you want to learn more about a God like that?" She said she would love to hear about our thoughts and would love to hear why God is important to us. When we left her room last Thursday we were very hopeful and encouraged by this open door into her life.
To be honest, today, as I walked over to her dorm, I didn't feel as hopeful. I was worried she wouldn't be there and that she would decide not to talk with us. Basically I had very little faith that anything would happen today. BUT, thankfully I serve a God who is much bigger than my mind allows Him to be. Not only was she there, but so was her roommate AND they were expecting us! What??? They invited us into their dorm room and we sat down and heard a little about Brianna's background and her thoughts on God. Then we dove right in. Nichole had a lot of questions and I tried to answer as honestly as I could. They both let us in to pain they've experienced in their past. Nichole asked us toward the end of our conversation, "What is the benefit of a relationship with God?" Colleen and I both shared about what a relationship with God brought to our lives and the girls were pretty engaged.
Sadly though, at the end, I felt like they were closing the door on further discussion. I've been sad about it all afternoon because I genuinely like these girls! I would love to get to know them and be in their life but we don't have their permission for that at this point so I will pray for them. It was heartbreaking to hear the pain and to know that God so desperately wants to meet them in that but He can't do that unless they let Him. Would you join me in praying for these girls? This is just an example of the "hard" part of my job. I have to watch people I like walk away from God whom I love. If it breaks my heart, someone who just met these girls a week ago, just imagine what it does to the One who created them. Please pray.
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