Just came back from bible study from YMCA... Had an interesting ride back... Sat beside a lady from another church... She saw that I was reading the chinese bible so started to talk to me. Share with me abt her church and stuff... I just shared a bit... Think from orchard to jurong, she talked 40 min, I talked only 10 min... But interesting la, got to know more abt her church... That one in Punggol area...
Hmmmm, I have an ex-classmate from there... Totally changed person after she started attending that church... No doubt she has become more self-assured, more confident. But the fact that she went for water baptism w/o her parents knowledge is something I cannot accept... I mean water baptism is a declaration that we now belong to God, to declare our faith in Him. And your parents dunno abt it?! Then how are you declaring your faith to the world?
Then I also remembered... There was once I was waiting for Ken at the Clementi bus stop... An undergrad from NUS came to chat with me also... And guess wat? She was also from that church... Hmmm... According to the lady on the bus, they dun really do street witnessing... But just chat with the ppl they meet on the bus, bus stop, restaurant, etc... Isnt that street witnessing? Or just being friendly... Hee...
After I alighted from the bus... I kept asking myself... Why did God arrange for me to meet such a person? I look at myself and the ppl ard me... Are we friendly ppl? Are we easy to talk to? Why are we talking to the ppl? So that we will not be scolded later on? To fulfil religious duty?
I feel so frustrated... Why do ppl act out of fear? Why do ppl talk cos fearing the consequences of not talking? I felt that the Lord just told me... You just got to be friendly and share... I'm not very comfortable with sharing things with a stranger I meet on the street... But surely there'll be some things that I can share with my friend's friend rite? And I really really just wanna get to know the person... To be his friend too... Talking for the sake of talking will lead to nowhere in a conversation...
In order to hold a conversation, you need a lot of factors... This is an art... No theory, no lesson... And it's impt to be knowledgable... So read!!! And have a life!!! Go and experience things for yourself, so that you can share... And getting the person to respond is another skill to learn... Not to make the person talk... Like force him into a situation where he muz respond... But be able to engage him so that he just wanna share... That's the best...
Just reminded that I too have to be friendly... I wanna have friends, genuine friends who will stick with me, be with me... And I wanna win souls... But, this muz come with relationship that has been built up... Being the influencer in a friendship... Love your neighbours as yourself... I dun wan my close friends to perish... So I wanna them to come!!! Give God a chance and give themselves a chance...
The bible says,
'A man who has friends must himself be friendly' ~ Pro 18:24a...
Be friendly!!! Smile. And invite.
P/S: Must pray for them 1st then do the inviting... You move, God move... And the Holy Spirit convicts... We work in partnership... It's nt an OMO...
