Beautiful. Thank you for sharing that. I’ve had a lot of opportunities to practice, but a huge turning point or learning opportunity was years ago in front of the abortion clinic with hateful people screaming and cussing at me. To respond in love was only possible by allowing Christ to speak through me. Good lesson.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing that. I’ve had a lot of opportunities to practice, but a huge turning point or learning opportunity was years ago in front of the abortion clinic with hateful people screaming and cussing at me. To respond in love was only possible by allowing Christ to speak through me. Good lesson.
And you never know who saw that interaction and got curious about Christ. Compassion and a kind word (IMO) are a lot more persuasive than other tools some may use to tell people about Christ. And there, in your situation, there was no doubt (in the eye of the onlooker) about the source of your gentleness.
Amen. My beloved sometimes reminds me that no one ever changed his/her opinions, political or otherwise, by being argued or harangued out of them, but only by love. It’s not always easy to practice, but it sure is compelling when we do 🙏🏻
There were many of those moments as we stood on the grass by the road on what felt like holy ground while the parking lot and building exuded evil. You could almost see the demons dancing on the roof.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing that. I’ve had a lot of opportunities to practice, but a huge turning point or learning opportunity was years ago in front of the abortion clinic with hateful people screaming and cussing at me. To respond in love was only possible by allowing Christ to speak through me. Good lesson.
And you never know who saw that interaction and got curious about Christ. Compassion and a kind word (IMO) are a lot more persuasive than other tools some may use to tell people about Christ. And there, in your situation, there was no doubt (in the eye of the onlooker) about the source of your gentleness.
Amen. My beloved sometimes reminds me that no one ever changed his/her opinions, political or otherwise, by being argued or harangued out of them, but only by love. It’s not always easy to practice, but it sure is compelling when we do 🙏🏻
That was truly a "Holy Spirit" moment, I'm sure, Janice. THE COMFORTER HAS COME and He is with us--ALL THE TIME!
There were many of those moments as we stood on the grass by the road on what felt like holy ground while the parking lot and building exuded evil. You could almost see the demons dancing on the roof.