Watch This Before You Read Blog
This week I learned a valuable lesson.
When to say nothing.
Ultimately a person will get to choose if they are going to follow Jesus or not. He can choose to reveal Himself in the most miraculous ways and they can STILL think that they got it going on without Him.
I have friends in my life that I’ve had for years. I mean since I was a teenager. Our paths have clearly diverged and I love them dearly still. Yet, from them I feel a sense of distain.
My faith bothers them.
They find me to be hypocrite. (True story, I say leggings aren’t pants, yet I rock them as pants often.)
They find me to be judgmental. (Again, true story…I really dislike Kim K’s need to do a nude photo shoot. I totally judge that decision. I try hard to remember that I am not her judge, but man I sure wouldn’t do that, and I will tell you all about how I wouldn’t.)
They find me to be not very much like Jesus. (Are we sensing a pattern? Do I really need to give you an example of how I am not like Jesus?)
Their truth is relative, mine is Jesus, rock solid.
We could not be more different.
And in this week I’ve learned that sometimes it’s best for me just to say nothing to them.
No more: “I am praying for you.”
Because I think they hear that as “I think you are a hot mess who needs Jesus so let me just talk to Him and all my Bible Study girls about you.” (Even though that’s NOT true.)
I care about them.
I WANT to see them in Heaven.
But I can’t do it for anyone.
There is nothing left for me to say.
So I will say nothing.
I once had a friend do this for me. And it was by far one of the biggest gifts she ever gave me. As angry as I was at her for withdrawing herself from my life, it opened me up to actually hear God instead of what she had to say about God. I had to find out for myself, and that’s when I started to have a real desire to get to know Him.
I will let God say something.
No comments:
Post a Comment