Thursday last week my school had our end of semester dinner. I was of course sitting next to my best friend, DH. I’ve known DH since 2002 and we are really close friends with similar recreational interests as well as professional development interests and teaching styles. DH is the kind of guy who goes above and beyond for his friends and people in general. He’s just an all around good guy and everyone likes him.
The trouble is that he isn’t saved and is in fact somewhat anti-christian religion. He doesn’t actually go around mocking or taking down Christians or other believers. He is good enough to say that it isn’t for him and leave it at that. Basically he won’t attack Christians believers of other faiths - he just is not interested in it.
Enough background. At dinner he was talking to some of the other teachers and I was engaged in a coversation with another colleague when I heard him say I am more athiest every day. I didn’t say anything for two reasons. #1 it wasn’t the right place or time to get into this without being confrontational and ruining the atomosphere of the dinner. #2 I don’t feel ready or equipped to debate a person who is clearly not ready to believe and come away with any sense of accomplishment.
Over the last few days what he said has been replaying in mind over and over. I feel that the spirit has convicted me to pray for DH. I’ve never felt this way before nor have I prayed for a non-believer in all the time that I have been a Christian. I hope that readers will pray for DH and also pray for me so that I will be able to witness to him in a way that will move him to accept Jesus.
Posted by The Hollow Man on Tuesday Jun 19, 2007 at 08:41 PM in Prayer | Unsaved friends |
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