He is Lost, Lonely, and Hurting

A couple of weeks ago I came home to find that my newly moved into apartment had been broken into through the back door that leads to my bedroom. To say my roommate and I were shaken is an understatement. Only to find out the next day, from the police, that our "burglar" was actually considered a sexual offender. Not only were we now scared, but also disturbed that someone had been stalking us and knew more about us than we knew about him.
Two nights ago we had another attempt to break into our apartment and we caught a glimpse of this guy, who we believe is the same guy that broke in the last time. Just as my roommate and I were beginning to feel comfortable in our apartment again, he tried to come into our place when he knew we were there. The small amount of safety that we had left in us, instantly vanished within those two minutes.

This morning, 

I was tired because I can't sleep at night, 

Irritated that this guy would come back to our place, 

And unsure of our safety. 

But it's funny how, in your lowest of times, God turns something so awful into a beautiful masterpiece. I have always prayed that God would burden my heart for what burdens His. Break my heart for what breaks His.

Here's the revelation of today: This sexual offender is God's child; His beautiful child that He created to glorify Him. Satan must have a crazy grip on this mans' life if he believes that harassing two girls the way he has done to us, is okay. We live in such a sick and dark world!

But, this lost child has crossed paths with me. He knows more about me than I know about him, but what I do know, is that he is captured by Satans' worldly pleasures and my heart cries out for him. This mans' eternal reality that he is facing right now, is hell. It is beyond what my human mind can ever comprehend and that scares me.

We serve a just and loving God, and the just part of God cannot be pushed away.

This mans' reality cannot be ignored by me any longer.  

I cannot be so selfish that I am only concerned about what has happened to me. We must love the unloved, accept the rejected, and save the lost with a love that is unconditional.

I can't physically reach out to this man, but I can pray and intercede on his behalf. Pray with me for this man. For this beautiful child that God created. He's lost, lonely, and hurting far more than I may ever know and my heart hurts for this man. I may never meet him, but I hope that because his path crossed mine, his life might be radically changed by an all incredible, loving God.