The Master's Plan

Let me start at the beginning...
This Sunday Pastor Jamie spoke on Leader shift. He showed us how God place the burning bush into Moses regular routine to see if he would divert his attention and see what God was doing.
Monday morning there's a major water main break on 4th and Susquehanna Ave that flooded the whole block and caused major damage. Since I started my new job MY bus goes right by Susquehanna on MY regular ROUTINE to WORK. I was like whoa!!!
I felt God telling me to get off track of my regular ROUTINE (like Moses) and go check out what was going on, but I did not listen. The further the bus moved away from the Church the more I felt like I was being pulled to go. I felt like I had just missed my burning bush experience for God to speak something that would dramatically change my world again. All morning my spirit felt ashamed and I was heart broken and felt like I'd never get that chance again. I mean what are the chances that another water main would break or a burning bush would call out and give me direction?
After some encouragement from my wife and family I decided I'd make it up to God by going at the end of the day. So I get prayed up and in the word and leave work to go get my burning bush experience back. I get there and it's dark and the street looked like a meteor hit it. I keep it moving and I get to the church and it's not even touched. Praise God! He protected us! I spy out the scene a little bit and put my spiritual eyes on.
I see some people outside so I take advantage of the situation and speak to some of them and let them know the church is here for them and that we'll help with any needs they have. They greatly appreciated it and I was blessed.

POP! I hear some screams and a man falls to the ground. 4 or 5 other guys scream they shot him! Help! Help! Still in disbelief I pause and soak it in. Is this really happening?
SOMEBODY HELP!!!!! I snap out of it and run towards them. As his friends are screaming, cursing, and panicking I get down with the victim. Some try and push me away others ignore me as they scream to Hasson to stay awake.

What if he dies?
HASSON LOOK AT ME! DO YOU KNOW GOD!
yes....yes...i know God
DO YOU KNOW JESUS?! HAVE YOU EVER ACCEPTED HIM INTO YOUR LIFE?!
...............no....no............
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACCEPT IN YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW?!
(fades in and out of consciousness)
NOOOOOOOOO!!!! NOOOOO!!!!!
Unsure of what he means I just decide to pray over him as I hold his head up.
Jesus his life is in your hands, he is not done, you have a plan for his life, I'm not here by accident save his life Father and show him your purpose for his life.

I hear the screams of sirens as the cops arrive and are quick to act. We lift Hasson into the back of the cop car as some of the other friends attack the house where the assilant shot from. I know things can escalate and get worse, so I looked for someone who would listen. After getting ignored a couple times I find someone. He's in tears and in disbelief in what's taking place. I go to him and ask his name.

Brad, Hasson's going to be fine, but do you want someone else to get shot?
He shakes his head. Listen I prayed with Hasson, but what if something happens to you? I love you to much to let that happen. He looks up and stares me in the eyes. I want to pray with you. Can I pray with you? He nods yes. After praying with him, I told him he needs to get his friends and leave and pray for Hasson. After a few moments him and his friends left, as did I. As I walked to my car with my wife waiting and not knowing what just happened I talk to God.

You are amazing!!!! You knew what I was going to do before I even did it!!!! If I would've gotten off the bus in the morning I would've never have been part of what you just did!!! God you are, crazy and perfect the way you do things. I love you, so much and you used what I felt like was a failure and used it to touch lives. Only an all powerful, all knowing God could've planned that out so perfectly. WOW!!!!!

Not only is God using me to this degree, but what's about to happen with our whole church is going to open this city to the biggest revival since Acts. Not only my church, the whole body of Christ in Philadelphia and world wide. The Holy Spirit is about to be unleased like a FLOOD over the earth, not to destroy but to make things live again. My daddy's got a plan and I'm trying to be involve with my father's work. Amen? AAAAAAAAAAMEN AAAAAAAAAAMEN

Hope you were blessed and encouraged with the short version of this story....there's so much more to it. It's still blowing my mind as we speak and that's the God I serve, love, and worship.