Yesterday we started doing some door to door ministry; we were telling people about Jesus and inviting them to the church services here on the weekends. It was my first time ever doing something like this so I was a little skeptical about it. A few seemed interested and a few not, but there were a few who wanted to know more about Christ. These people prayed the sinners prayer with the pastor who was with us and invited Jesus into their hearts. To tell you the truth I didn’t believe it. They seemed not to be excited and not really that interested, they looked more like they just wanted to get it done and over with so we would leave them alone. From what I know about coming to faith in Christ is it’s not a prayer that you pray or a few words that you say, but it’s the posture of your heart towards Him. So here I was, standing outside a Peruvian’s home and just being sad because all I wanted to say was ‘why aren’t you rejoicing?! Do you know what you really just said and do you mean it?’
And then I heard God speak to me…He said ‘Amy, seriously? Do you really think that it’s not possible for me to make myself known to them right here and now and use you in the process? Do you really think that I, the creator of the universe, could not call them to me in this way? Where is your faith?
That was a reality check, my ignorance had gotten the best of me in that moment and instead of having the faith in Christ that He can do all things and that I can do all things through Him who gives me strength, I was leaning on my own understanding and on my own ways.
I honestly still don’t know if the three people who said the sinners prayer actually came to faith but I do know that we can keep praying for them, keep inviting them to the services and know that God CAN bring someone to Him through ministry as simple as door to door.
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