Not Yet Ready

Written by Warren |Posted on September 6, 2008 | Comments

this afternoon we went to the rent-a-car service office to…well…rent-a-car
while we were waiting for the business owner to arrive and orient us about this service
we chatted with the secretary on post
I asked him if the owner is a pastor
yes he is
Hazel then replied
were you also converted to be part of his flock?
no
I’m a catholic
it doesn’t matter really
whether you’re a muslim, buddhist, or whatever
their just one the same God

I like went
ohhh khhaay…
Bible verses were just floating around my head waiting to be plucked anytime
. . .
but instead, I backed out
I didn’t want to argue with this guy
I might risk the chance of renting the car
their car to be precise
which is the cheapest in town
we needed the car for business purposes
and for my friend’s wedding
I’m gonna be the bestman and I can’t afford to rent other cars because we’re broke!
so I just said to myself
I’m not gonna argue with this guy
so I remained silent
funny thing, Hazel also had the same concern
she too wanted to correct the guy
but she too is worried that we might risk the chance of renting their car
we left the office in shame
hoping that we’d be given another chance to evangelize to this lost soul
the business owner, like the secretary, is also lost
in fact, the business owner is a fan of the Kenneth Copeland ministries
which was included in the youtube post several weeks ago about false preachers
and it was the business owner that taught the secretary about the all-religions-are-worshipping-one-God excuse
even if we knew all the right principles
we still didn’t have the courage to tell them upfront
I realized, right there and then, that I am not ready to die for my Lord
I was not ready to give up worldly concerns for the sake of Christ
not yet ready to make sacrifices
I pray and hope that someday I’d be courageous enough to rebuke others even if I know I might risk something real big