Posted by Gary from h103.217.39.162.ip.alltel.net on May 26, 19103 at 09:11:11:
In Reply to: Please Help posted by Disciple on May 22, 19103 at 21:07:19:
: Please help. I have unbelieving friends. I have told them about the Lord and His works. I have told them how He has worked in my life. What can I tell them so that they know it is real? What can I say to make them believe???
: God Bless
: Jenn
Jenn -
This is a big (huge) frustration, experienced by God's people. We taste the fruit of our relationship with Him that we (rightfully)
want the whole world to experience Him.
It's safe to say that most (if not all) of His people have experienced this. We have to remember that He, alone, is the One, Who brings people to Himself. In I Cor. 3:6, Paul said, "I planted (the seed of Truth), Apollos watered, BUT GOD MADE IT GROW." It's possible and believable that your friends are watching you, to see they can do to "crack" your testimony.
The Lord's work will grow, when these friends find that there is no "chink in your Armor." That armor is the Word of God...when you live in His Word, He is glorified and they (your friends)
will be brought to righteousness.
You may not see this, but His Word promises it.
Your last question is like taking a horse to water...you can show him where it is, that it's
good but you cannot make him drink...ONLY HIS OWN THIRST WILL DO THAT. Likewise, when your friends experience a thirst (watching you) they will drink of the Living Water, spoken of by Jesus, in John, chapter four.
You cannot force this thirst on them...However, you can be the desire they see. Ask God to let them see Him in your walk.