Well, this past Friday morning, the friendly guys calling themselves "Jehovah witnesses" stopped by just like I thought they would. As the orginal time for them to arrive came and went, I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say I was a little relieved.Even though I had spent a few hours during the week researching their beliefs and printing some questions off which contradict what I believe as a Christian and what their translation says and they believe as Jehovah witnesses. (I will say this, these two men were very polite, considerate and courteous and the converstaion was played out in soft and respectable voices.) After their 'time' to arrive had passed and I thought to myself, "okay, I can get on w/ the rest of my day", they showed up. In my flesh after making my mind up that they weren't coming and was rehearsing my day in my head, I have to admit that I was taking back. I asked the Lord for strength and boldness to confront them w/ the Truth! As I approached our gate, I said that I was about to leave to run some errands (which I really was) and basically to say, "sorry guys, you missed your chance to hear about Jesus." Well, God had other plans!! They started to walk away after deciding btw us all that they would come back tomorrow (Saturday). I felt relieved for the moment but also TERRIBLE at the very same time. I thought to myself that I let them go w/out telling them the truth that JESUS is the ONLY way! not by works we are saved but by grace!! I immediatley jumped into our Montero to start it up so I could do my errands. This is where God, the Almighty, stepped in. :) Well, the Montero wouldn't start!! It wouldn't even turn over. Brooke and the kids were inside watching the action play out and Brooke later told me that I tried to start the vehicle 5,6 or even 7 times. She would know this b/c every time one turns the key over, there is a 'beep' from the alarm system installed on the vehicle. As I sat there in my vehicle and feeling terrible, I began to feel and hear the Holy Spirit tug on me like the kind of feeling spider man gets right before something is about to happen, he calls it "spider sense" . The name of Jonah came into my mind. Here I was deliberatly disobeying God by trying to 'run' and 'hide' not only from the JW's but most importantly from God himself! It didn't work, I knew I couldn't hide, I knew (just like Jonah) I couldn't run from God. So I sat there repented and then said, "okay Lord, I get it, I get it, You want me here, right now to talk to these guys." I exited the vehicle and proceeded to follow after the two men. At this point, they had gotten into their car and started to drive off. They went up 50 feet or so and started to turn around and that's when I yelled at them, "guys stop, my car won't start, I believe God wants me to talk to you gentlemen today and NOT tomorrow." They said, "okay" and we had an interseting conversation for over 2 hours! We went back and forth reading one scripture after another to each other stating our side and why we each believe what we believe. So, after an hour, hour and a half or so of this, I stopped them and said, "guys, we can sit here and do this all day long and not get anywhere." So I continued, "why exactly are two gentlemen here today?", and they gave me their answer. To which I said, "Well, I believe this...." and laid the gospel out on the table for them to either: a) accept it, repent and give their lives to Jesus that day, or b) not accept it, not repent and continue on their path of believing what they believe, which is the 'wide path' as the Bible states. They chose b).... They told me that our beliefs are different, that Jesus is NOT God but "a god" and that a person is only saved by deeds (or works) over the course of time. I questioned the history of their organization asking them all kinds of different questions from false prophacy to why they translated the Bible once again to fit their beliefs. After 2 and a half hours they quietly excused themselves for another engagement. So,...... we'll see. I hope that I stood strong (after my running like Jonah incident) like Jonah did when he spoke to the people of Nineveh and laid out the Truth that Jesus IS GOD and He can save us right here right now in the present and that ALL who believe in His name will spend eternity w/ Him in heaven praising and worshiping His heavenly name.
To my Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the opportunity and how blessed and honored I was to speak on your behalf that even though the 2 men left not giving their lives to follow You, that the seed of Truth was planted and someday will blossom and become fruit. This I pray in the name of Jesus,
Amen.   
 


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