A Joy Ride

My last week trip to Lucknow was a "joy ride" by train under intense heat. The only train available for me was a sleeper class on adjacent berth with the TT. Whatever, everything was arranged by God. Since the train started I was reminded by the Lord that the gospel must be preached to someone. As we began the journey amidst some quarrelsome  and noisy passengers, there was an engineering student who became a prey to my gospel. I shared the gospel of Jesus Christ to him and later he called on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I also gave him some advice on educational matter as he himself was so confused with his own career. That turned out to be His first time to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Indeed, for his salvation the Lord put us together on the same train, on the same coach and adjacent berth!

My return journey was quite much the same. Perhaps, it was my carelessness, or perhaps, the smartness of picketers? I lost my wallet. This almost triggered anxiety within me. But the Lord immediately calmed me down and just asked me to trust in Him in situation like this, when I had no money for anything. Though I asked my coach mates if they had seen it, and I did some searched for sometime, yet all to no avail. Just before I was to sleep, a co-passenger enquired about my fate. This gave me an opportunity to speak to him, make friend with him and shared my testimony and the gospel of Jesus Christ. By the way, without my asking, he handed me a metro card for me to commute from Delhi to Gurgaon. That's the Lord's provision. Meanwhile, I also learned some deep lesson concerning money matter; I should not be selfish and should not love money. Instead, use it for the Lord's purpose and also whenever and wherever needed.

Above all, the Lord is sovereign. There was nothing to panick or anxious about. The Lord is the Lord and he heads up all. This trip was a lesson to me and a joy ride to Lucknow.