On my way home from a trip tonight I stopped by the local fast food place for a small dinner. As I was waiting in line an older man was placing his order. He was talking to the cashier and then after placing his order he moved away…but not too far away, in which I hesitated to step forward and begin my order. The cashier motioned towards me and then I started to give my order, as I did that the older man sort of tried to continue talking to the cashier and it was awkward. I gave him some slack because I figured he must want to confirm something about his order. But after realizing that wasn’t what was going on…there was something “wrong” with the guy, I didn’t know what it was and wasn’t wanting to be a part of it. Well, I moved forward more and the man was to my left and didn’t want to walk away. I gave my order and then stepped back to await my number. No sooner did I find a place to stand did the older man come over my direction. He stunk of alcohol and was trying to talk to me. I thought that a million dollar bill would get him away from me and he would read it and be distracted. Well he took the tract, looked at it and I said something like it was neat and had some words on the back.
Well about that time I realized he only spoke Spanish and just a little English, and I was concerned he might think it was real money so I told him firmly “Es falso dinero, ok?” and he understood that. Then the next thing I knew he was asking me “if I wanted to go to his car”. I was very offended by that, as any decent woman would be, but also knew that most men in this world are lust filled dirt-bags and they cant help it. Like Ray says “they are like moths to the flame.” Every unsaved sinner will keep coming back to the darling sins that they love most. So I firmly told him “no”, and showed him my wedding ring and told him I was married. They workers there were watching this guy, and very shortly after that they called him for his food, and then he started to walk away but lingered for a minute. I thought “oh great, now I have to watch my back on the way to the car, this guy is going to try and follow me.”
Right after that my order was up. I got to the counter and told the guys there “I thought I could get rid of him by giving him one of these to distract him, but didn’t seem to work on that guy.” And I then offered one to them and they took one. As I was rolling the bag down to carry as to go they both said (in stereo, LOL) “Can I have another one?” They really liked them. And wanted to give one to their friends in the back cooking area. I said “Sure” and as I pulled out the rest of my small wad and handed them to the guys, I told them that they also make good bookmarks. Not that they might be avid readers or anything, but it’s a nice tip (ha-ha, pun intended).
I ate some food inside to make sure the guy left. Well he didn’t leave yet and tried to talk to me on the way to my car. I ignored him but kept an eye out for how fast he was coming towards me and what direction he was walking. He was in his vehicle but started to get out of it to try and get me to his vehicle. I got in my car and drove away a different direction from my house (towards police station?) to ensure he wasn’t following me, and that I would “lose him” before proceeding home. My hubby wasn’t home yet and I didn’t want any problems when I parked.
A day in the life of a female in a fallen world 😔.
Well, I was able to hand out tracts to everyone behind the counter at that place. That is great because most of the time only a cashier and a couple people near the door get tracts. This time the whole staff got one. And the manager was one of the two guys asking for more.
Praise God for this opportunity to get the gospel into their hearts. I also hope the older man read the tract after he was sobered up, and hope that they all get saved.
Side note: This situation is another reason why I don’t believe women should be out at dark-thirty without another person accompanying them whether it is for evangelism or not. We should be in pairs for evangelism for our teammates safety, and while I know this seems hard for a lot of guys to grasp and consistently ensure… its most necessary for a woman’s safety. It’s a main reason I wont go witnessing without a partner. It’s an evil and wicked world out there and there is no sense in putting yourself in harms way. The buddy system was established in the Bible for a reason.
Well, I was able to hand out tracts to everyone behind the counter at that place. That is great because most of the time only a cashier and a couple people near the door get tracts. This time the whole staff got one. And the manager was one of the two guys asking for more.
Praise God for this opportunity to get the gospel into their hearts. I also hope the older man read the tract after he was sobered up, and hope that they all get saved.
Side note: This situation is another reason why I don’t believe women should be out at dark-thirty without another person accompanying them whether it is for evangelism or not. We should be in pairs for evangelism for our teammates safety, and while I know this seems hard for a lot of guys to grasp and consistently ensure… its most necessary for a woman’s safety. It’s a main reason I wont go witnessing without a partner. It’s an evil and wicked world out there and there is no sense in putting yourself in harms way. The buddy system was established in the Bible for a reason.
