I was nervous about giving the Bible to my friend, and the fact that my dh was unhappy over me spending money on a Bible as a gift, while we are on a tight budget didn’t help things. I felt torn of being obedient to the thought God spoke to me of “give her a Bible…” to the other thought of maybe I need to respect (or submit) to my husband and return it. After some inner turmoil yesterday morning, I decided to just listen to God and give it to her.
When I presented it to her, she was touched and happy. She said she has been considering over the last year or more of getting another tranlsation other than what she has, the KJV. I summarized briefly what the Preface of the NIV translation Bible said & encouraged her to read it herself so she would see when, how and who created the NIV translation. After much contemplation, I ended up not writing an inscription on the inside of it because I told her that way if she wanted to return it for a different one, or if she wanted to pass it along later to someone else, she was free to do that. I did write her a card and tucked it inside the box. I gave it with an open hand, in love, and I trust that God is going to do fun things with this experience for all of us. I look forward to seeing how God will use this.
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July 21, 2004 at 9:46 am
Doug
That is truly an incredible story! I know it may seem like no big deal to you now, but to me, this is just awesome! Thanks for sharing.
July 21, 2004 at 4:06 pm
gwen
It can be soo scary to step out of our comfort zones. Congrats to you for hearing a message and having the courage to follow through. I pray God will do amazing things through His word. Thanks for the encouragement and reminder to be obedient in sharing Christ with others.
August 3, 2004 at 1:24 pm
Jean'a
Hello, I’m Jean’a, I live in Canada and I’d like to say something about a post I read of yours on some “mormon lyrics” page.. I’m not sure how I came across it, but it bothers me to no end to think that an adult, with a family such as yourself, would be silly enough to put a comment on the internet against a fellow religion. Being Mormon, and having to deal with all of the many stereotypes, insults and persecutions against us, I couldn’t let this one slide. I’ve let too many slide. I cannot sit here any longer, wondering in myself why other religions claim to live by the teachings and example of Christ when they neither try to love everyone nor accept everyone for who they are. Christ included everyone, nothing mattered. I want to know why people fret so much about ‘the mormons’. If you don’t agree with us, who cares! We probably don’t agree with you about all things, but I know we’d agree about many. We’re not hurting anyone. I apologize for putting this on your website, but I had to do it. On a lighter note, I do quite like the site you have going on here, it’s remarkable how much effort you have put in.