I HAVE BIG NEWS GUYS.
Last night my fiance and I went on a double date with an old high school buddy of mine and his wife. I haven't seen this friend in a long time, but in our last year of high school we had a really close brother/sister type friendship. He was raised in a buddhist family, and I have been praying for him over the past 6 years. I never 'shoved my faith down his throat', but I was never ashamed to talk about life from my Christian perspective, if that makes sense. It was simply part of me and I didn't hide that.
Well, last night, he and his wife (who was raised Catholic, btw), told me that they are both now born-again Christians. I couldn't believe my ears. The term "born-again" wasn't even in his vocabulary the last time I saw him. He's new to the faith but he is SAVED. As if this wasn't significant enough, I'm even more amazed because buddhism has such a huge cultural influence on his family (they immigrated from Laos), and he's getting so much pressure from his family to return to buddhism. Now he's praying that he can be a witness to the rest of his family!
I can't believe this. He was the same fun-loving, sweet friend, but he was also SO different. Christ has transformed him! He is infinitely more patient, calm, humble and selfless today than the young man I once knew. My fiance and I were so excited and we've invited them to hang out with us more and have some fellowship. They are new believers and we want to help nourish their walk if we can.
I almost cried when he shared his testimony with me. I admitted that I had been praying for his salvation for years, and he just said "I'm not surprised. I believe in the power of prayer now!"
GOD IS SO GOOD
Last night my fiance and I went on a double date with an old high school buddy of mine and his wife. I haven't seen this friend in a long time, but in our last year of high school we had a really close brother/sister type friendship. He was raised in a buddhist family, and I have been praying for him over the past 6 years. I never 'shoved my faith down his throat', but I was never ashamed to talk about life from my Christian perspective, if that makes sense. It was simply part of me and I didn't hide that.
Well, last night, he and his wife (who was raised Catholic, btw), told me that they are both now born-again Christians. I couldn't believe my ears. The term "born-again" wasn't even in his vocabulary the last time I saw him. He's new to the faith but he is SAVED. As if this wasn't significant enough, I'm even more amazed because buddhism has such a huge cultural influence on his family (they immigrated from Laos), and he's getting so much pressure from his family to return to buddhism. Now he's praying that he can be a witness to the rest of his family!
I can't believe this. He was the same fun-loving, sweet friend, but he was also SO different. Christ has transformed him! He is infinitely more patient, calm, humble and selfless today than the young man I once knew. My fiance and I were so excited and we've invited them to hang out with us more and have some fellowship. They are new believers and we want to help nourish their walk if we can.
I almost cried when he shared his testimony with me. I admitted that I had been praying for his salvation for years, and he just said "I'm not surprised. I believe in the power of prayer now!"
GOD IS SO GOOD
