Well written and conveyed. My wife has been pulling her hair out trying to put a Gospel message together for her family. Many of them are Mormon. A few are Catholic. The others describe themselves as eclectic.
The point of the struggle is that she is really trying to cast pearls before swine.
Most of her family are pretty dug in to what they believe.
She decided to just present a message claiming the authority of The Bible along with the Gospel message.
A more subtle approach as you're suggesting is what the original 70 did.
If the people they were preaching to were not receptive to the Gospel they moved on. They didn't persist and neither should we.
“We are planters and possibly waterers of seed!” You’ve captured an important part of the message in this quote. As enthusiastic recipients of the Gospel, we often assume an obligation to “convert” others. While a noble intention, in many cases that’s not what God is asking us to do in every situation. In every situation we have to ask God what he wants us to do. And this is what I was doing in prayer as she spoke. I didn’t send her the passages that God brought to my heart while she was speaking, until our call and conversation was over. She hasn’t responded to the text containing the bible verses. So I don’t know if she’s made the connection or not. And that’s ok.
Well written and conveyed. My wife has been pulling her hair out trying to put a Gospel message together for her family. Many of them are Mormon. A few are Catholic. The others describe themselves as eclectic.
The point of the struggle is that she is really trying to cast pearls before swine.
Most of her family are pretty dug in to what they believe.
She decided to just present a message claiming the authority of The Bible along with the Gospel message.
A more subtle approach as you're suggesting is what the original 70 did.
If the people they were preaching to were not receptive to the Gospel they moved on. They didn't persist and neither should we.
We are planters and possibly waterers of seed!
“We are planters and possibly waterers of seed!” You’ve captured an important part of the message in this quote. As enthusiastic recipients of the Gospel, we often assume an obligation to “convert” others. While a noble intention, in many cases that’s not what God is asking us to do in every situation. In every situation we have to ask God what he wants us to do. And this is what I was doing in prayer as she spoke. I didn’t send her the passages that God brought to my heart while she was speaking, until our call and conversation was over. She hasn’t responded to the text containing the bible verses. So I don’t know if she’s made the connection or not. And that’s ok.
It's absurdly ok. God provides the finished work. Your obedience was an act of worship. Pray your friend hears the call and opens the door!
I pray that God helps your wife craft His message to her family in precisely the way that is needed for each of them to receive it. 🙏🏾✝️🕊️