Witnessing.....

I have pretty much found THE best book about witnessing. The bible is best, but this brings out what the bible says about this subject!

It's by Ray Comfort, those of you who have watched the documentary called "the 180 movie" know who he is:)

So he has this book he wrote with questions people have asked him, and his answers! It is called "The Blue Book On Evangelism"

I've just started reading it, but am already so "wowed" by it that I couldn't keep from sharing ;)

The funny thing is, I can read different questions in this book, and be like "ya that's totally for this person" and " she/he should read this paragraph, they need it" 

It hit me, "what about me?"

I'm not applying this to my own life, but thinking about how others should read this part and that part.

I'm not saying they shouldn't but, my attitude should be to have an open heart for what God wants to show me through it!

Ok, so here are a couple of the questions & answers  out of that book.

 

Question 7 :

Is it wise to send new converts out into the battlefield before they are grounded in the word and apologetics?

It is the best thing you can do for them. The woman at the well didn't go to a seminary before she testified of the Savior,and she brought a whole village to Him. After finding Christ, Andrew immediately told Simon Peter. The first thing Philip did was find Nathaniel and immediately tell him about the Savior (see John chapter 1) If new converts came to Christ under the sound of the Law,they know enought to go and do likewise with the lost. They will make mistakes.They may get bruised.But that is how we learned to walk in this life, and the same is true spiritually.

(that one was really an eye opener for me, I thought that I shouldn't be witnessing when I myself am a new convert really, even if I've been raised up in a Christian home)

Question 14 :

Our motive for sharing and reaching out to the lost must be the love of Jesus.If it is anything else,our motive will be exposed and we'll be ineffective.How can we be sure our hearts are in the right place before hitting the streets?

Ask God to search out our motives.However, I would add one thing. Even if your heart isn't in the right place (I'm not talking about sin, but if you are going because of a sense of guilt), you should still go. If you were rescued from a burning building by a fireman who left the firehouse because he felt guilty not coming to the fire, as far as you are concerned, his motive for rescuing you is a non-issue. He did it. That's all that matters. So don't get hung up on why you reach out to the lost, just do it, while there is still time. The quality is in the seed, not the sower.

(I've felt like that alot, and that was something that prevented me from going, like I wasn't going for the right motive, and I thought I should'n't go if I was going out of guilt because I should've before etc etc...I know I'm not explaining  what I want to say right, but  you can read it the question and answer for yourself:)

So that's only two questions....so you should really read the whole book! 

I must be struck with the reality that there are souls dying going to a place they can NEVER come back from....it's horrible that I can be so comfortable while so many around me aren't told about Jesus Christ. Not religion!

Love you guys!

 

The type of guy I told myself I'd never marry if I got married.:P

I don't know how many of you have read either of Debi Pearl's books on marriage. There are two for Ladies ; 'Preparing to be a help meet' & 'Created to be a help meet'  if you don't like them then that's fine, but I love them to death. Not literally, but I've learned SO many wonderful things from both of them that are vital in marriage.

I don't think marriage is something in the near,near future for me, but you never know! You could be 18 or 30 when you get married, but it never hurts to be prepared.

I used to write down  or think of what the perfect guy would be to marry, and tell myself that I would ABSOLUTELY not want to get married to the  "Command Man" type. If you've read either of Debi Pearls books, then you know exactly what I mean...I should actually put down some of that here that you can read...Anyways, so I was thinking about if I say "I WONT" That may be the very type of guy I do marry one day! I was amazed at how much I want to keep control in so many area's of my life, and don't want to surrender to the Lord! It's like I'm saying, "Lord, I love you, and know you know me better than I know myself, but I want to be boss"  Rather ridiculous isn't it!  If God knows me better than I do, then who better  to direct my life!! Really there is alot of comfort in that!! Marriage is one of those things most girls think about as they get closer to their twenties, and I  don't want that to be something that is always on my mind, or thinking about what type of guy would suit ME best! It's like I'm always thinking about ME ME ME. I want my focus to be on God! There is a verse about single ladies minding the things of the Lord.
I don't need to be worried about anything in the future! God has that all in his hands. But I want God to have his way in my life in EVERY area! And now I'm not saying I won't marry that type of guy...What ever is God's will in my future, is PERFECT and I'm not about to forget that if I keep my eyes on him!(I may not ever get married!)
Ok, so here's some different  portions from the " mr. command man" from debi pearls book.


A few men are born with more than their share of dominance and,on the surface, a deficit in gentleness. They often end up in positions  that command other men. We will call them Command Men. They are born leaders. They are often chosen by other men to be military commanders,politicians,preachers and heads of corporations. Winston Churchill ,George Patton and Ronald Reagan are examples of dominant men. Since our world needs only a few leaders, God seems to limit the number of these Command Men.


They are know for expecting their wives to wait on them hand and foot. A command man does not want his wife involved in a project that prevents her from serving him.If you are blessed to be married to a strong,forceful, bossy man as I am, then it is very important for you to learn how to make an appeal without challenging his authority. 
Command Men have less tolerance,so they will often walk off and leave their clamoring wife before she has the chance to realize that she is even close to losing her marriage.


She is on call every minute of the day. Her man wants to know where she is,what she is doing,and why she is doing it! He corrects her without thought. For better or for worse,it is his nature to control
A woman can fight till she's blue in the face, yet the command man will not yield. He is not as intimate or vulnerable as are other men in sharing his personal feelings or vocation with his wife. He seems to be sufficient unto himself .It is awful being shut out. A woman married to a command man has to earn her place in his heart by proving that she will stand by her man,faithful,loyal,and obedient.When she has won his confidence, he will treasure her to the extreme.....


Anyways...there is alot more to the part about that type of guy.....and I think the reason that I didn't like that idea of marrying someone like that, is because I am very head strong and bossy...I don't like to be one to lose. I know that I doesn't matter who I get married to one day, if I really learn to be faithful,loyal,and obedient to the Lord! Then I will continue being like that with the man I marry , doing in unto the Lord!! People aren't perfect, Period! So we're always going to be disappointed, but in the LORD we will NEVER be disappointed!
So my point of this email, was just to say that, I shouldn't ever say I'll never do this, but, just want God's perfect will in my life!
I don't need to worry about my future, I have today to live for the Lord, I want to live each day as my last one! I know up to this point, I really haven't!
I know those of you who know me slightly well, know that I am rather a person who rambles and doesn't make much sense.....