Choices...Decisions...Paths

February 13th, 1993 was the day I married my best friend. People talk about how amazing their first year of marriage is, us...not so much. But I'm so thankful that I can say that 3 days before our first anniversary was a day that literally changed our lives...our family tree was changed forever. February 10th, 1994--I'll never forget that night, you see we were once the people who when we saw "the church people" coming we wouldn't answer the door. The ones who literally would hide and be very quiet just to avoid the "visit"! (I kinda chuckle to myself when I'm on visitation and knock on the door and all of a sudden everything stops on the other side, I wanna say it's ok, we really don't bite! I was once that person!) So back to my story...Bro Sam Varghese and his wife Diane had contacted us several times wanting to come visit, we always had a reason why it wasn't convenient, but on this night, February 10th, I told Shane "maybe we should just let them come over and then they will leave us alone." Shane agreed and they came over. We had been visiting Calvary Baptist Church in Knob Noster since September. Shane was always the quiet one, me well I could talk to anyone... :) Thankfully there were some men who sought him out even when he would head straight to the car. I remember he would leave church under conviction and asking me questions, I would say maybe you should talk to that Preacher. No, he didn't want to do that but the Lord was working...and on February 10th Bro Sam came in our home and was genuinely interested in our family...after visiting with us he asked the question to Shane that forever changed our lives--"what would happen to you if you died today" Shane answered "I really don't know" Bro Sam "would you like to know" Shane "YES I would" So that night, February 10th, in our little mobile home just across the road from Calvary Baptist, Shane called on the Lord! I truly thought I was saved. Never had doubts, but the Varghese left that night knowing I was lost and began to pray for me. (I got saved in November, that's another story) I've been thinking about them a lot lately, they didn't just "get" him saved and walk away they immediately started discipling us. They had us into their home weekly to do the ABC's of Christian Growth.

3 days later on February 13th, our first anniversary, Shane was baptized. Now on our first anniversary we would start the journey...and learn what "true love" is all about.

Have you ever stopped and thought about how each choice we make, each decision, each path however you want to term it, how that could potentially affect someone else's eternity? Where would I be right now had Shane not joined the Air Force? What about Pastor Ables decision to follow the Lord's direction to Knob? What about the men who took the time to talk to a shy young man from the bootheel of Missouri? What about Bro Sam being persistant to visit us? Sharing the gospel, then caring enough to show us the way...