Encounters at Target

If I only say one thing it will be that God works in incredible and mysterious ways.

Whenever I talk about college to friends, I become more and more uncertain of myself and where I'm supposed to be. A part of me believes with my whole heart that music is where I am gifted, the other part of me thinks that I'll never make a living out of it and have to support myself through other means. Many times people are confused by the fact that I want to pursue a life of making and performing music. It's a slap in the face when they ask what I really want to do with my life. It seems as though I take two steps backward whenever I get shot down with a dose of reality.

After talking about college with some incredible girlfriends, I made a trip to Target. I grabbed my items and made it to the checkout. I set my items on the rolling, treadmill thing and the cashier just stared at me for a moment. He asked me if I played music, and I said yes. At first I thought he was hitting on me, but I was completely surprised by what happened next. He looked at me and said, "I feel like God wants me to tell you that you have a gift and that you will do great things." I didn't even know how to respond. I'm sure my initial face was a pure shock and then I just thanked him. He said a "praise God!" and I left.

I barely made it to my car before I started bawling.

Here I am, at Target for pete's sake, and God is reminding me yet again, to trust in him fully and know that he has a plan for me. Wow. I don't think i've ever had a encounter with God that... blunt? obvious? in your face?? It still amazes me that I worship a God who can and WILL use other people (strangers, mind you) to speak through.

PRAISE GOD!

till the tears of immense joy end,

lindsey