Pray For Me

The theme of Winterfest 2008 was "The Mission." Jeff Walling shared with us four basic principals of Christian life:

"Know Jesus" called us to read and study Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, so that we may come to know Christ personally.

"Be Jesus" was a calling to live as Christ did, treating others as he would have.

"See Jesus" asked us to see others as Christ and treat them that way.

"Share Jesus" called us to share Christ with the world.

Although we left before the "Share Jesus" session, Keith asked us to decide about our first step in sharing Jesus.

While at Winterfest, I felt God caling me to lead my best friend, Destiny, to Him. I told Keith that my first step in that would be to pray to God, asking for eyes to see opportunities to speak to her about Christ, as well as the strength to sieze those opportunites when they arose.

I believe God is answering my prayers.

Destiny is going through two different crises- one with her Mom, and one with another friend- simultaneously. I was flipping through a New Testament we got at Winterfest, when I found something they had added on the right half of the page. It was a guide of how to share your faith with a friend. The first step stated that, when they're facing a crisis, a challenge, or a big change, to say that there's only one thing that gets me through something like that. And when they ask what, tell how Christ has blessed my life. Then it goes on to ask them about their beliefs about Jesus, and sharing the Good News (if they're willing to listen)

I pray that God will give me the courage and strength to do what I feel is a calling from Him. I pray that He will open my eyes to opportunites. I also pray that He will open her heart up to recieving this.

Please pray for me as I do this.