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Praise God! Hey ya'all, if you would all be so kind to read this, please allow me to tell you about a chance I was given to challenge a friend in the Faith and ask him about his spiritual life.
But first let me say, "HI, my name is Sucat! The meaning of which is "warlike"---whoever said spiritual warfare had to be without encouragement and kindness."
I work at a packaging company where many young teens work. It's a small business---but the Boss is a Christian. I work there among many kind people---with whom I love talking to. Well, I had met this young guy a while back and we instantly loved talking to one another. We talked about various subjects but I never had gotten the chance to have a serious or heart-felt talk to him about his Spiritual life. So I decided that it was time to have a serious chat. However, it was tough talk'in to him because he was only at work like once a week. He was so elusive and very quiet. I even told him this. I said with a smile, "Ya know it's tough talk'in to ya. You're so elusive. One day I'm gonna have to capture you and make you talk!" He smiled back.
So one day I told him that on his break I wanted to have a one-to-one talk with him. Especially because, I being his friend, had serious doubts about his understanding of what the entire Gospel was. I just wanted to make sure about his life with Christ. I recently just learned about how important it is to ask people how their Spiritual Life is doing. So we met on his lunch break but---unexpectedly---we had a very annoying and uninvited co-worker barge himself into the lunch room and sit right between us. Me and my guy friend just stared at each other with blank faces as this co-worker began eating his sloppy Subway sandwhich. Nevertheless, I started my converstation. But with every word I spoke this co-worker would interrupt and replace my words with sarcastic remarks and jokes that were not aligned with the conversation. And I mean, usually this co-worker is a gentleman---so I don't know what was up with him that day. In any event, I was forced to abandon my entire plan for a talk. I was depressed! I just slumped in my chair with my head behind a newspaper and just kept repeating in my mind over and over, "I'm such an idiot! Oh, Lord, I tried sooo hard for you....but Satan got the best of me today." There was this incredible silence for a while (except for the lip smacking and slurrping from this annoying co-worker). Eventually, my guy friend exclaimed nervously, "Ooohhhh, well, so it seems my time is up...I guess...I'll get back to work." This drove home the pain. I just sat in that lunch room alone for a while trying to sort things out. Then I had heard that I was put on the same job as my friend---which was really rare. However, Satan was up to his old tricks again. This co-worker began playing as loud as possible very embarrassing and off-color music. I blushed with shame and stormed up to his radio and shut it off! He finally got the message and was silent the entire time. Finally some talk time. But I was still recovering from the last offense and I couldn't bring myself to say anything. Finally, my guy friend came up to me and said thoughtfully, "Are you sad because you didn't get to talk to me?" I blushed and said, "Yes, well, just a little." I was silent for a while--I know Satan was trying to hold me back. But finally, I asked a question and one thing led to another. I indeed was able to have a serious and heart-felt talk with him. I explained to him about what the true entire Gospel was and what God's Holy Law was used for and how important it was to have a deep passion for Christ. I even got to tell him how much I cared for him and that I was still praying for him. He smiled and said he would search out everything I had told him and that he had no disagreements. Cool, cool, cool!!!!!! Praise God! It was hard to be so bold and sincere (especially because I'm such a small and timid sort of girl) but it was worth it! God answered my prayer. I had prayed earlier for the priviledge to talk to this guy.
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But first let me say, "HI, my name is Sucat! The meaning of which is "warlike"---whoever said spiritual warfare had to be without encouragement and kindness."
I work at a packaging company where many young teens work. It's a small business---but the Boss is a Christian. I work there among many kind people---with whom I love talking to. Well, I had met this young guy a while back and we instantly loved talking to one another. We talked about various subjects but I never had gotten the chance to have a serious or heart-felt talk to him about his Spiritual life. So I decided that it was time to have a serious chat. However, it was tough talk'in to him because he was only at work like once a week. He was so elusive and very quiet. I even told him this. I said with a smile, "Ya know it's tough talk'in to ya. You're so elusive. One day I'm gonna have to capture you and make you talk!" He smiled back.
So one day I told him that on his break I wanted to have a one-to-one talk with him. Especially because, I being his friend, had serious doubts about his understanding of what the entire Gospel was. I just wanted to make sure about his life with Christ. I recently just learned about how important it is to ask people how their Spiritual Life is doing. So we met on his lunch break but---unexpectedly---we had a very annoying and uninvited co-worker barge himself into the lunch room and sit right between us. Me and my guy friend just stared at each other with blank faces as this co-worker began eating his sloppy Subway sandwhich. Nevertheless, I started my converstation. But with every word I spoke this co-worker would interrupt and replace my words with sarcastic remarks and jokes that were not aligned with the conversation. And I mean, usually this co-worker is a gentleman---so I don't know what was up with him that day. In any event, I was forced to abandon my entire plan for a talk. I was depressed! I just slumped in my chair with my head behind a newspaper and just kept repeating in my mind over and over, "I'm such an idiot! Oh, Lord, I tried sooo hard for you....but Satan got the best of me today." There was this incredible silence for a while (except for the lip smacking and slurrping from this annoying co-worker). Eventually, my guy friend exclaimed nervously, "Ooohhhh, well, so it seems my time is up...I guess...I'll get back to work." This drove home the pain. I just sat in that lunch room alone for a while trying to sort things out. Then I had heard that I was put on the same job as my friend---which was really rare. However, Satan was up to his old tricks again. This co-worker began playing as loud as possible very embarrassing and off-color music. I blushed with shame and stormed up to his radio and shut it off! He finally got the message and was silent the entire time. Finally some talk time. But I was still recovering from the last offense and I couldn't bring myself to say anything. Finally, my guy friend came up to me and said thoughtfully, "Are you sad because you didn't get to talk to me?" I blushed and said, "Yes, well, just a little." I was silent for a while--I know Satan was trying to hold me back. But finally, I asked a question and one thing led to another. I indeed was able to have a serious and heart-felt talk with him. I explained to him about what the true entire Gospel was and what God's Holy Law was used for and how important it was to have a deep passion for Christ. I even got to tell him how much I cared for him and that I was still praying for him. He smiled and said he would search out everything I had told him and that he had no disagreements. Cool, cool, cool!!!!!! Praise God! It was hard to be so bold and sincere (especially because I'm such a small and timid sort of girl) but it was worth it! God answered my prayer. I had prayed earlier for the priviledge to talk to this guy.
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