As I was sitting there feeding Joseph, someone knocked on our door. I had a hungry kid on my hands, but with the dog barking and my inquisitive spirit, I just had to go answer it.
It was a young man, in a dark long coat. I could tell immediately he was a Jehovah's Witness. He was very nice and approachable. Someone I could have a conversation with.
But I didn't.
He asked me a question. I answered. My answer showed I could most likely hold my ground in a theological debate with him if necessary. So, he gave me a piece of literature and moved along quickly.
Why did I let him go? Why didn't I try and talk about our different beliefs?
I felt completely unprepared to strick up a conversation with him and to stand for what I believed and to point out the differences between the two of us. I used to know them, I used to have them down pat. I don’t anymore. How sad.
When I’m faced with a person I could have shared the TRUTH with, I was unprepared…
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2It was a young man, in a dark long coat. I could tell immediately he was a Jehovah's Witness. He was very nice and approachable. Someone I could have a conversation with.
But I didn't.
He asked me a question. I answered. My answer showed I could most likely hold my ground in a theological debate with him if necessary. So, he gave me a piece of literature and moved along quickly.
Why did I let him go? Why didn't I try and talk about our different beliefs?
I felt completely unprepared to strick up a conversation with him and to stand for what I believed and to point out the differences between the two of us. I used to know them, I used to have them down pat. I don’t anymore. How sad.
When I’m faced with a person I could have shared the TRUTH with, I was unprepared…
I get so wound up in my day-to-day life of nursing and bottom wiping I forget that God desires of me to still be prepared for my interactions with people who actually can speak in more than 5 word sentences.
Lord, thank you for this gentle reminder that I need to be prepared in and out of season to share YOUR TRUTH with those who are in the dark and to let YOUR LIGHT shine through me in EVERY interaction I have with others.
1 comment:
Thanks for that post. It was a good reminder. I like you used to have all the right verses ready to answer the false doctrines that the JWs and others have but it has been long enough since I put them to use that when they come to my door I am afriad to get into a debate where I won't have the right answer ready. I need to get busy and study!!
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