24 Sept 2026
Faith Audio Arsenal | Faith List | You Brought Them To My Door
Sometimes you pray for an opportunity to serve God, and you have a whole picture in your head of what that might look like.
Apparently, God is under no obligation to consult your picture.
I had been praying for an opportunity to disciple someone. To encourage someone. To point someone toward Scripture and help them think more deeply about what they believed.
And then I got sick.
Suddenly, I was grounded at home. No gym. No usual activities. No getting out and interacting with people.
And it occurred to me that being stuck at home considerably reduced my chances of having one of those conversations I’d been praying for.
You can probably see where this is going.
God apparently did not share my assessment of the situation.
Because then the doorbell rang.
Literally.
There, standing on my doorstep, was someone I had never met. What began as an ordinary encounter turned into a conversation about faith, discernment, good fruit, the Bereans, Scripture, and what it means to actually know why you believe what you believe.
And somewhere in the middle of it, I realized what was happening.
I hadn’t gone looking for this opportunity.
I couldn’t go looking for it.
God brought it to me.
Right to my front door.
“You Brought Them to My Door” grew out of the gratitude I felt afterward. Not because I said everything perfectly. Not because I orchestrated some grand evangelistic moment.
I didn’t orchestrate anything.
I had prayed.
God provided the opportunity.
My job was simply to be ready when the doorbell rang.
Apparently, sometimes “Here I am. Send me” gets answered with:
“Actually, stay right there. I’m sending them to you.”
Okay, Lord.
Point taken.
And yes, I may have laughed about it afterward.
But I also don’t want to miss what He taught me through it.
Don’t assume you know what an answer to prayer is supposed to look like.
Pray for the opportunity.
Study the Word.
Know what you believe.
Be ready to give an answer.
And don’t underestimate what God can do simply because your plans changed.
Because sometimes, when you can’t go out the door...
God brings the opportunity right through it.
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And let the Word sink in.
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