Amy,
I will pray that you and Melissa can really minister to this friend. Yes,
she's made a mistake, but God can meet us all where we are, despite our
mistakes. Otherwise, where would we be?
JulieMelton
visit me at
www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!
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From: "Amy Gordon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 8:10 AM
Subject: Last Sunday
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> I would like to share with you all what happened last Sunday. The =
> Lord spoke to me and my best friend who just got saved on Easter.
>
> My best friend and I have a friend that really gets on our nerves. =
> She talks all the time and mostly is complaining about her life and her =
> parents. Well, my best friend and I haven't talked to our friend in a =
> long time. Our friend's name is Erin. So, my best friend Melissa and I =
> went to church Sunday morning. In Sunday school our lesson was about =
> how other people look at us and how we act. So, I immediately thought =
> about Erin. I thought, "I'm not doing right by not talking to her much =
> and not doing things with her." So, we go to the church service and the =
> preacher talked about Jesus being around the sinners and about the tax =
> collector. Then I was thinking, "Okay Lord, I'm getting the message." =
> After church we was going to eat with some friends and I told Melissa, =
> "I've had Erin on my mind today and last night, because of the =
> testimonies that were shared at revival." Melissa said, "I have had her =
> on my mind too." When we got home Melissa said, "Well, are we going to =
> call her?" I said, "Sure we are." We then talked about getting =
> together with her this weekend and going to the movies and then the both =
> of them staying the night here at my house. So, before we called herwe =
> prayed that she would be willing to come, because if she stayed the =
> night she would go to church the next morning. We called her and she =
> was all excited about coming and then she told us that she had did =
> something she wasn't proud of. At that moment I felt really bad because =
> I was afraid we had waited to late to reach out to her as we should. =
> She shared with us what she had done and when we got off the phone =
> Melissa and I prayed again. We felt so bad and knew it would make us =
> feel better. So we prayed that she would make the right decisions and =
> that she would come to church even after this Sunday. We also asked the =
> Lord to give us patience to deal with her this weekend and to try to =
> give her Godly wisdom. We are praying that she will see how Melissa has =
> changed and that would make her wonder what she has that she doesn't =
> have. She has seen me as a christian all along but not Melissa. The =
> Lord wasn't done talking to us yet though. That night we went to church =
> and the preacher continued his sermon from that morning. After that, I =
> thought, "Okay Lord, I get your point." When we got to my house I told =
> Melissa, "I wonder what the Lord is going to tell us now. Then I opened =
> up the Purpose Driven Life book and do you know what chapter I was on? =
> Restoring Relationships. We read that chapter and applyed it to what =
> had happened that day. So, please pray for Melissa and I as we try to =
> bring our friend to the Lord. Pray that we will be patient with her and =
> listen before we speak.
>
> Thanks,
> Amy =20
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I would like to =
> share with you=20
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> friend who=20
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> My best friend and I =
> have a=20
> friend that really gets on our nerves. She talks all the time and =
> mostly=20
> is complaining about her life and her parents. Well, my best =
> friend and I=20
> haven't talked to our friend in a long time. Our friend's name is=20
> Erin. So, my best friend Melissa and I went to church Sunday=20
> morning. In Sunday school our lesson was about how other people =
> look at us=20
> and how we act. So, I immediately thought about Erin. I =
> thought,=20
> "I'm not doing right by not talking to her much and not doing things =
> with=20
> her." So, we go to the church service and the preacher talked =
> about Jesus=20
> being around the sinners and about the tax collector. Then I was =
> thinking,=20
> "Okay Lord, I'm getting the message." After church we was going to =
> eat=20
> with some friends and I told Melissa, "I've had Erin on my mind today =
> and last=20
> night, because of the testimonies that were shared at revival." =
> Melissa=20
> said, "I have had her on my mind too." When we got home Melissa =
> said,=20
> "Well, are we going to call her?" I said, "Sure we are." We =
> then=20
> talked about getting together with her this weekend and going to the =
> movies and=20
> then the both of them staying the night here at my house. So, =
> before we=20
> called herwe prayed that she would be willing to come, because if she =
> stayed the=20
> night she would go to church the next morning. We called her and =
> she was=20
> all excited about coming and then she told us that she had did something =
> she=20
> wasn't proud of. At that moment I felt really bad because I was =
> afraid we=20
> had waited to late to reach out to her as we should. She shared =
> with us=20
> what she had done and when we got off the phone Melissa and I prayed=20
> again. We felt so bad and knew it would make us feel better. =
> So we=20
> prayed that she would make the right decisions and that she would come =
> to church=20
> even after this Sunday. We also asked the Lord to give us patience =
> to deal=20
> with her this weekend and to try to give her Godly wisdom. We are =
> praying=20
> that she will see how Melissa has changed and that would make her wonder =
> what=20
> she has that she doesn't have. She has seen me as a christian all =
> along=20
> but not Melissa. The Lord wasn't done talking to us yet =
> though. That=20
> night we went to church and the preacher continued his sermon from that=20
> morning. After that, I thought, "Okay Lord, I get your =
> point." When=20
> we got to my house I told Melissa, "I wonder what the Lord is going to =
> tell us=20
> now. Then I opened up the Purpose Driven Life book and do you know =
> what=20
> chapter I was on? Restoring Relationships. We read that =
> chapter and=20
> applyed it to what had happened that day. So, please pray for =
> Melissa and=20
> I as we try to bring our friend to the Lord. Pray that we will be =
> patient=20
> with her and listen before we speak.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Amy </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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