My experience

My experience this adventure was one in which the Lord used my beautiful wife as an instrument of encouragement. It's been said that one's wife is the primary person God speaks to you through. Well for starters i felt as though a new demon had been assigned to me or something because of this new intimidation factor. My goal was to preach the gospel at the Santa Rosa Junior College...and this time it would be alone. I remember my wife telling me that if i didn't do it, then dinner would not be there for me. My wife being of one mind and heart only solidifies my sense of the Lord's calling to street preaching. I headed out for the college at approximately 10:30 A:m with the plan to preach for about 1 hour at the crosswalk that divides the campus. I noticed that there were not alot of kids migrating during this period, so naturally i got intimidated at the idea of standing up on my box for so few people. I then began to feel as though my prayers were wasted attempts..in that i prayed and didn't step out...for i had many hours in prayer in preparation. It's not a good feeling to pray for the Lord to use you...and then you do nothing! I then had a spontaneous idea to head to the area of the campus in which free speach was permitted from 12 to 1. I arrived at the location 30 minutes in advance, and yes i was still wondering if I was even going to do it. During this period i opened the Word and began to pick up where i left off that morning. I opened to the book of Mark and read 3 consequtive stories in which the Lord was speaking to me...the first was about not putting your lamp under a bushel...then...about the sower who scattered his seed, but didn't know how it was to grow...then about the JESUS calming the storm in response to the fear of the disciples....Here was the message i was hearing...Jim, don't be scared but let your light shine....scatter the Word and it will not be in vain...and don't be faithless because we've done this many times before. When 12 o'clock rolled around i noticed a man standing on the free speach podium and so i approached him. I asked him how long he would be, so i could have a turn. He in turn wanted to know my message...so we dialoged for approx. 10 minutes on the gospel and he absolutely rejected our Lord..but he heard. I then stood up on the podium and preached for 10 minutes on sin, judgement to come, and the righteousness which is by faith in JESUS CHRIST. I had two passing by hecklers, and about 50 students in the surrouding areas's curious as to what in the world was going on. I then engaged two students in which the gospel was revealed, yet they persisted to make light of the bible and those who believe it. I left that place with a great joy and peace in that God's Word was scattered and that He was working!