So I believe.
I feel like it's difficult for me to be a "normal" person again - that is, the sociable, politically-correct person I was in high school. Granted, that's when I basically lived without God as the center of my life (He was a supporting role, I guess) - but the only aspect of me that I would want back from that time is the ability to relate to a variety of people, regardless of their religious background.
But now that I've rooted myself in my faith, it's hard for me to interact with people who aren't Christian without thinking things like - Oh, it's SO clear that God would move in this situation, or Gee, I wish they knew how much God loved them because they seem so hopeless and lonely. And yeah, I guess the best thing to do in that situation is to just pray for them privately...but weren't we called to minister to them (i.e. by talking) as well?
But I know that I shouldn't force religion down their throats or overwhelm them with loveydovey stories of how awesome God is because I know how offensive/burdensome that can be - I knew it so well in high school that that's probably why I kept my faith on the DL, so that I wouldn't be roped in with the fanatic hyper-Christianified crazies who didn't understand that "real life" wasn't all rainbows and sunshine.
How can I share what I want SO MUCH to share, if people on the receiving end don't want it? How many more weeks, months, years will it take for God to soften their hearts? For my words to not be cliched and dry?
Only God determines who will be used, how they will be used, when they will be used to bring someone to Christ.
And in the meantime, I guess all I can do is just pray like crazy.
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Sing praise songs loudly in the park. Bother everyone AND offer great music at the same time. :) People will be distraught about how to feel.
It's so awesome to see what God's been laying in your heart. It's amazing isn't it? As you said, we can only pray like crazy for them and live our lives in a way that's different, so that it's an open book and testimony for all to see. And then we see where God takes it.
I've been feeling the same way as of late--I just want them to know NOW; I can't help myself =]But, in due time, we'll see the amazing things God has planned, using us, His earthen vessels!
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