(”…but honey I can’t clean the garage God is using it to teach me a lesson.”)

My husband, Dan, has a good friend he used to work with. They loved to work together, I don’t think there is anyone he’d rather build a house with. They were like brothers. The only thing is that his friend is not saved. He is faithful to his wife, a good father, a good worker, in contrast to others fairly moral, and successful. Dan shared Christ with him many times, but his friend does not see himself as a sinner. He claims that if there is truly a God, he’s probably doing okay in God’s eyes. He moved to Hawaii and we visited him there. He and his wife were watching us, asking us questions, but still didn’t feel that they needed God, they are doin okay in their own eyes. This can be the most frustrating sort of person to witness to.

And yet… they are watching us. And watching other Christians. For a decade now, they have watched from afar. They are impressed that Dan & I have stayed married and are still best friends. They ask what our secret is. So, we tell them. They occasionally keep in touch and ask raising kids type questions. They now homeschool their 2 little girls. Well, it’s hard to homeschool and not come in contact with other Christian families. So many of their new friends are saved. The group they homeschool through is a church, which they attend sporadically. Have they been saved? Not yet. But the job of witnessing who Christ is, is never over whether in word or deed. God may well be drawing them near.

Being shy is a common excuse (I used to feel this way, still do) not to witness with words. But I found that truly asking God to use me , if He would, if He was really drawing someone to Him, that I was willing to speak, helped a good deal. You know, pray. I have actually had people ask outright what salvation was all about. Well, then I could explain. I once was at a gathering where I knew very few people, and the conversation lent itself to the gospel. I made a few comments and then the lady questioning asked me outright and directly if I could explain from Adam & Eve to Jesus, to the present, as she never heard the story completely. So, I did. I didn’t even know I could. God gives the words when He wishes them to be spoken. But our actions are so much more our responsibility. That is where I can consciously work to overcome rough spots in my character, and allow God to change me so that I can be a decent witness of who He is. I’m not there yet. The good news is that He can use us anyway.
God Bless.