What am I supposed to say to you???
A few years ago, my family did this group every Friday night with a couple of families where we studied God's Word, shared a meal together and just enjoyed each others company. It was great times, there was a group of teenagers and we all hung out, played games. We were a tight group. Had great nights. One of my guy friends there had the same Birthday as me.. we weren't very close, I actually attempted to date his brother, but I digress. Steve (this friend) was a growing Christian, he looked to be in Love with God and His word, always asking questions and trying to grow.
Fast Forward a few years, Steve is now in Iraq. Married, baby on the way, shunned from his family, and bitter and broken. He comes to me every few weeks and asks "why did God do this to me?" Most of the time I try to talk to Him about God, but he changes the subject. The other day, I was sitting at work and he sent me a chat on Facebook. His first sentance was "I am F****** messed up." I asked whats wrong? He proceeded to tell me that God hates him. His wife wont talk to him, his family rejecting him... He is upset he won't be home to see his baby be born. He asked me this:
What am I supposed to say to that????
I stopped everything and prayed for him right then, that God would show Himself to him in a way that Steve cannot ignore. Something to show him God does love him. He signed off a few minutes later after I told him why I believe ( even though it wasn't the best I could do.). I went to a close friend of mine afterwards and said "Why did I have to have this problem thrown at me? I am not very strong in my faith right now! I don't know what to say???" He simply answer me, "God thinks you are."
So I prayed through the rest of the day, asking God to show me what to say. I gave him the verse Romans 8:28.. He came back at me with
What am I supposed to say to THAT?
The next morning I was doing my Bible Study and God hit me with what I needed to tell him. Hebrews 11.
[bible]Hebrews 11:6[/bible]
He responded to my by saying Thank You and that he would read it with an open heart.
I haven't talked to him since, so there is no real happy ending YET. But sometimes we don't see the plant grow, we plant the seed, water, then let God grow. And before freaking out about what to say, say a prayer. God always leads in the right direction.
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Author: youaregolden
Location: Reisterstown Maryland USA
Gender: Female
Age: 19
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