For one year we lived in Norcross, in a triplex of townhouses, where ours was in the middle. When we first moved in we met our immediate neighbors. To our right another inter-ethnic couple in their 40s, both divorced without children. They have been living together for some time and were talking about (and recently did) get married. To our left was a much more mature widow who regularly attended a Presbyterian church.
When we first arrived the man next door and Jeramy were able to become acquainted very rapidly, then when political views came to the surface (this man being a black Democrat didn't understand why he, married to a black woman, didn't favor Obama) then the new relationship was instantly strained. It remained this way for the remainder of our duration there.
However, as the time drew closer and closer for us to leave Norcross, discussion was reopened. This man, Jim, admired our choice of lifestyle -Jeramy working and myself staying home with the babies - and commended us for it. Well, this opened a wide window for a gospel conversation, which ended with prayer! How awesome is that! When we first moved to Norcross, Jim was very opposed to spiritual things and through our regular daily living, even without much conversation, it was very obvious that God had been working in His heart. John 6:44
Praise God!
Sometimes we think that if we're not talking directly with people and always mentioning Christ and the Gospel that somehow we're not doing our Christian duty of missions and evangelism. We can see here that such is not the case. Yes, we always have our speech seasoned with salt and we're always looking for the Spirit's activity, but let us not forget that living the Gospel can speak volumes above our words, especially when there is no opportunity for words.
Live out Loud. :-)
1 comment:
That's wonderful!!
Yes, I agree. How we live, definitely affects the people around us. :) Great point. 'Live out Loud'. :-) Very true.
~ Leah
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