Have you ever been in a situation where you were torn between light and darkness?
Well, the type of light I'm speaking of has to do with making righteous choices, versus cowering to the power of sin.
Recently I was faced with a dilemma. I felt unsure about the way in which I spent time with an individual who is fairly new in my life, but I believe they are definitely a harvest that God has placed in my life to outreach and minister to. Although this individual is a lot of fun, they use such profanity and vulgarity, its hard to be around them too long before I'm irritated.
I began to wonder. Nicole do you disband this relationship, shorten the time you spend, or let this person know how you feel and let them decide.
And by the way, they know I'm a minister....
Okay hold on, I can hear you sucking your teeth, saying....she's making way too much out of this.
But hear me out. My real dilemma was I felt like all the vulgarity was going to have an affect on me. I'm a minister of the Gospel, I don't need to be around this kind of filth....okay you can stop laughing now.
Well, what I decided to do was talk to the Lord about it. Needless to say, God heard my heart cry and gave me an answer. I was so busy worrying about what the vulgarity was doing to me, that I forgot about who I really was.
Anyway, one day while we were hanging out, a conversation about the things of God came up. I just began to listen and my friend began to express appreciation for my willingness to let them be their self without feeling judged by me.
Well, I said all of that to say this: This was never about me letting someone disrespect me with unwelcome profanity. This was really about letting God be big enough in my life to shine His light through to help them see the way.
We have been sent into a world of darkness to be salt and light. We are in the world, but not of the world.
