I heart NYP

For anyone who has been to New York City, you know what I mean when I say that there is just something about the city that is almost magical. It truly is an unique place with amazing energy that is just contagious. Everything is so fast paced and you have to keep up or move over. This was my third visit to New York and I was of course excited because the city is amazing and I truly do heart NY. However, the day before the trip, I went through a Bible study we were given to help us begin to develop a heart for the city and what we would be doing there. God spoke to me a lot in this study and began to reveal that this time around I needed not to be caught up in the glitz and glamor of the city but instead I needed to develop a heart for the people of New York. This became my prayer for the week and God definitely answered. As we spent time in the city doing all the touristy things that I had already done twice, it was definitely cool to see them all again, however, this time I found myself really looking around and noticing people. One experience that was new to me was riding the subway. The subway in new york is an experience within itself. Thousands of people ride the subway each and everyday and you are ALWAYS on the subway with people you don't know. I found myself in amazement as the vast array of different people we saw. However, whether they knew it or not everyone of the people riding the subway has something in common. That is that God loves everyone of them and he sent his son to die for them. I began to understand that if you truly want to reach people in New York you have to live amongst and become like them by using Paul's example.."i became everything for everyone". Observing people made me realize how much the people of New York need the shining light of Jesus to be in their life. God really gave me a heart for the people of New York.