Witnessing to a friend of mine

It is really odd that I am consulted by a friend of mine in regards to his marital issues because I am not married nor have I really "loved" anyone up until this point of my life. I think the reason that some people ask me for an advice is because they think that I would be more objective than themselves and I tend to be fairly blunt (or genuine) in my assessment.

However, it is very odd that God uses an occasion like this to witness to friends of mine who are not Christians. I never thought in my wildest dream that I would be saying something biblical to a friend of mine and he would actually concur and thank me for giving him an analogy which befits his current situation and how that analogy helps him understand his current impasse with his wife or his significant other.

When Dr. Iorg came for the revival, he had given us a message on a passage of the Book of 1 Samuel. During the message, he syas how Saul did not completely "obey" God's commandment and how that effected in God rejecting the kingship of Saul. On the surface, this is a typical example of God through the prophet, Samuel, judging Saul for not obeying his commandment. However, if you were to look one level deeper, you see this is how we view others in our relationships. We always feel like we are a "victim" like in the case of Saul and we give our selfish excuses, however that makes your counterpart even angrier because of the perceived breach of contract that you have made with that person.

I remember Colin Powell as saying to President Bush that if you break a vase, you own it in reference to the U.S. invading Iraq. In case of Saul, the damage was done when he disobeyed God and the relationship was beyond repair. Even if it were to be repaired, God could not have retracted his statement since whatever uttered by God has an eternal consequence.

Knowing this lesson, it is important to realize the consequence of our disobedience to God. Once you have disobeyed God, it can't be undone and it has an eternal consequence.

Have a blessing week.