I am learning one day at a time

Written by Zhey Chua |Posted on March 12, 2008 | Comments

I was chatting with a former employee a few days ago when she said something that struck my sensibilities (or sensitivities?).
We were discussing an old flame and she advised me to just continue praying for the person, I agreed, and then she went on to say this:
“He will be touched later on because that is God’s will to each one of us”
For , well I can now say, good reason, I was offended by that statement and felt the need to rebuke her right that moment.
“No, it still would depend on him if he wants to accept the Word of God, believe that Christ is the one and only Savior and Lord, repent and be a firm and true believer then he will be touched but if not then he will burn in hell.”

Those were very strong statements coming from me, but still, I felt they lacked content and wisdom for my former employee did not respond in any way in reaction to what I just said. Nonetheless, it felt good to have been able to make a stand, I just wished I communicated my stand better.
I consulted Warren and he agreed that what my former employee announced has no basis. My husband’s stamp of confirmation should have been enough for me, but I still went to our pastor, Pastor Larry, and again, asked and consulted him on the matter.
Pastor Larry’s first question was: “what truth of Scripture reveals that truth?”
Immediately, I realized where I had gone wrong, I acted on impulse, gave her a piece of me without consulting the very thing that helps me find answers to my own questions, the manual of life, the Bible.
It feels good to realize that I feel passionately about my spiritual development, that I have the fire burning in my heart and that I am driven enough to speak the truth when the situation calls for it. However, as a newly born believer, I have to be cautious all the time so that I won’t commit irreparable mistakes or let an opportunity to restore a fellow believer pass me by just like what happened in the above mentioned incident.
I felt bad that I wasn’t able to properly do my Christian duty that day, Warren had to console me for I looked so forlorn and downtrodden, I think I even blurted out that I felt like a failure.
Well, we each learn our lessons the hard way, I guess…
The only good thing about it is that I still have next time to do better.