like a good neighbor

ok so i haven't posted in awhile...and i realize that you can get busy and not make it a priority. not that posting on a blog is a huge priority but i do enjoy it and wanted to get going again...the whole reason i started this blog was to keep myself accountable and to share my walking out of witnessing to people...you know, talk about telling people about jesus without reservations!!!

so the other night i had to get something out of my car around 1030 at night. this would be a walk to my car that would open up a door, uh not a car door...wow that was stupid, ok nevermind, anyways... it would be a walk to my car that would mean more than getting something. so my neighbor who we've known since we lived where we live was sitting outside taking a late night smoke and of course i said hello as normal...got what i needed to get out of my car, walked past her again, and again said the normal seeya...then the door opened wide, somehow a question was raised about my church and next thing you know i am sharing the gospel with her...i was simply talking to her about jesus taking our place, and that God is not mad at us...as i was just getting done sharing 2 other neighbors showed up and interupted (not on purpose) the conversation...because of it i really had no way of praying with her at the moment. although tonay and i would have made a it a point to finish that conversation, pray with her...none the less my neighbor asked about our church. i gave her the information and went back home...

sunday rolled around and incomes my neighbor and her daughter who is 6 years old. my wife pulled her in and had her sit next to her during service...long story short mark one of my pastors gave an invitation to receive jesus at the end of the message...my neighbor raised her hand and prayed the prayer...prayed the prayer of salvation...yes she in fact asked jesus to come into her heart!!! this my friends made so happy because we have been planting and watering "if you will" for months and to see it walked out on sunday was really a wonderful thing...my neighbors for the most part know why we are in scottsdale and why we moved here...so 1 by 1 they are hearing about why i am here and who i believe in...thank God he is faithful...

below is one of my favorite hymns and i have always loved singing it. this whole thing with my neighbor reminds me so much of this song and how jesus paid it all...seeya next time...