About five years ago, I had a guy call on me to represent his product in the market place (investments). As I befriended Doug, he accepted my invitation to a number of CBMC luncheons. A few months went by and I asked him to begin meeting with me in First Steps. I felt comfortable asking him “gently” for any kind of a testimony to see if and when he came to Christ. Well, Mr. Judgmental here thought it was quite weak! And after a year or so, it proved to be weak, because one day he came to my office, flopped down in the chair and said, “This Christian life isn’t working for me. I need to surrender my life to Christ”. Since that took place, now fast forward a couple of years.
Doug has a substantial Jewish background and most everything growing up was Jewish. He divorced his wife a few years earlier and was seriously looking for other women. After somewhat of a slower growth in Christ, he joined a men’s Bible study in my office August 2010.
He shared with the men that his 16 year old daughter (has boy/girl twins) was totally out of control. She even called her mother the “B” word. For financial reasons, he moved back into the house with his former wife and twins. I offered, and the family agreed to have me come over to their place and talk about “family relationships”.
It was Saturday morning, July 2nd and I went to their place. After meeting for two hours with the family, I told them they had no foundation in which to “fix” their lives and a family relationship that would be worth enjoying. If they were to get through life having a family relationship that was going to work, they would have to repent of their sin toward God and one another and ask Jesus Christ to become their Lord and Savior.
After taking the entire family through “Steps to Peace with God”, I asked each one, individually, if they were willing to repent and invite the Jesus Christ into their life. After each of the twins and mother said yes, I asked them to get on their knees and pray the salvation prayer out loud after me. July 2nd became the spiritual birthdays of three new believers. It was a joy to buy the twins and mom each a new study Bible and we meet every Wednesday night at their home. While things are improving, the Holy Spirit has “His hands full” in changing lives!
A man, who started out trying to sell me on using his investments, has found a significant return in an investment that will have eternal gains. My prayer is that the Lord would have this guy fall in love with his former wife and see a re-marriage.
To God be the glory great things He has done!
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