"Meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ..." Colossians 4:3
Through a lesson in patience, God opened an opportunity for me, in answer to a prayer I had made five years previous. I wanted a certain woman to hear the Gospel and I asked God to provide the way for her to hear it. I didn't know how God intended to do it, but I knew He wanted her to hear about His freely given Sacrifice for her sins.
I prayed for *Anna to hear the Gospel and she did, in an amazing way, set up by God. (See the four previous posts The Gospel for Anna: Parts 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Here are some details of the speaking engagement that didn't happen.
The Ladies Activities Committee of my church plans several fun things for women, their daughters, and granddaughters to do every weekend. It's usually an open invitation to participate on Saturdays. Game days, carpooling to sporting events, Quilting, Teas, lunches, dinners, scrap-booking, etc. One date scheduled was to eat out at a newly opened restaurant, and I would speak on Biblical-based New Years Resolutions.
We discovered the restaurant was not able to accommodate us. It was too small and not arranged to let us all sit together en-mass. So my Pastor's wife asked another area eatery to let us use their separate dining area. It wouldn't be an outreach ministry as I preferred but only our small group of about fifteeen. Still, I would get to speak in this arrangement.
The plans were made. We had the room at noon for lunch and my presentation. I had scrapped the New Years Resolution theme to tell them about The Gospel for Anna instead. It was a mighty answer to prayer and a wonderful conclusion to the seeming mess we had thought happened. No one as yet but myself, my husband and my best friend knew how God had worked it out.
We arrived at our destination and alas---we didn't have the room! The second shift manager had booked another group at 1:00 o'clock, not knowing the first shift manager had let the room to us for noon. The second shift manger was afraid we wouldn't be done with the room in time, so he wouldn't let us in. We ended up eating amid the lunch crowd, without any opportunity for the presentation.
I was bursting with joy, glorifying God for His work. I was so pleased to discover that the entire episode was truly to get the Gospel to Anna. It was not about me speaking to anyone but her.
Oh, God be gloried! I wait to hear soon that Anna has accepted Jesus! That would be so awesome.
*Anna is not her real name.
+Anna and her husband are now moved into my sister's trailer.
Through a lesson in patience, God opened an opportunity for me, in answer to a prayer I had made five years previous. I wanted a certain woman to hear the Gospel and I asked God to provide the way for her to hear it. I didn't know how God intended to do it, but I knew He wanted her to hear about His freely given Sacrifice for her sins.
I prayed for *Anna to hear the Gospel and she did, in an amazing way, set up by God. (See the four previous posts The Gospel for Anna: Parts 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Here are some details of the speaking engagement that didn't happen.
The Ladies Activities Committee of my church plans several fun things for women, their daughters, and granddaughters to do every weekend. It's usually an open invitation to participate on Saturdays. Game days, carpooling to sporting events, Quilting, Teas, lunches, dinners, scrap-booking, etc. One date scheduled was to eat out at a newly opened restaurant, and I would speak on Biblical-based New Years Resolutions.
We discovered the restaurant was not able to accommodate us. It was too small and not arranged to let us all sit together en-mass. So my Pastor's wife asked another area eatery to let us use their separate dining area. It wouldn't be an outreach ministry as I preferred but only our small group of about fifteeen. Still, I would get to speak in this arrangement.
The plans were made. We had the room at noon for lunch and my presentation. I had scrapped the New Years Resolution theme to tell them about The Gospel for Anna instead. It was a mighty answer to prayer and a wonderful conclusion to the seeming mess we had thought happened. No one as yet but myself, my husband and my best friend knew how God had worked it out.
We arrived at our destination and alas---we didn't have the room! The second shift manager had booked another group at 1:00 o'clock, not knowing the first shift manager had let the room to us for noon. The second shift manger was afraid we wouldn't be done with the room in time, so he wouldn't let us in. We ended up eating amid the lunch crowd, without any opportunity for the presentation.
I was bursting with joy, glorifying God for His work. I was so pleased to discover that the entire episode was truly to get the Gospel to Anna. It was not about me speaking to anyone but her.
Oh, God be gloried! I wait to hear soon that Anna has accepted Jesus! That would be so awesome.
*Anna is not her real name.
+Anna and her husband are now moved into my sister's trailer.
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