Lynda's Blog

  Sometimes it is difficult to find the right path as a Christian, where something seems to be the right thing to do, but it enables others to continue to make bad choices. Are we wanting the best for someone if we continue to enable them? Galatians 6:7 warns us that what we sow, we will reap. We all have a choice as to what we sow. Sometimes bad choices may be from impulse, from emotional or physical stress, from fatigue, or because of personal comfort. Sometimes bad choices may be from a lack of knowledge. But many times bad choices are made due to immediate gratification. Bad choices are often about self. People’s bad choices may result in poverty, addictions, and long-term consequences. When someone continually asks for help because of bad choices, when do we say enough?   If parents continue making bad choices that impact their children, is our help for the children enabling them to continue with their chosen lifestyle? How do we therefore support the children who a...

  Carrying on from last week, I was wondering how I am sowing seeds. I realised that we can all sow seeds everywhere we go. I don’t go out that often actually, I don’t belong to any secular groups but I can still be responsive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Under his leading I made a determined effort to get to know the names of all the staff at my two favourite cafés that I visit at least weekly. I ask about their families; I support where I can. My friends and I find opportunities to give them all a little gift of chocolate and a card with a verse of scripture written on it. They all know we are Christians. I guess that might be called planting seeds. I converse with the supermarket checkout operators just to have a chance to bring a blessing to them. Some of them now know I am a Christian. I can easily bring God into conversations with unsaved family members, neighbours and strangers I stop and talk to in the park—with the leading of the Holy Spirit. I do not adopt a heavy...

  I recently attended a conference and was particularly interested in the talk on ‘planting seeds’. God has been agitating me recently about what I am doing to witness to others. Several reputable sources had communicated the importance of approaching people and leading them into a talk about the gospel, with the emphasis on the Ten Commandments (The Law) and the reality of hell.  So, although this is way out of my comfort zone, I tried this out on an old lady who lives across the road. Over the years I have formed a friendly relationship with her and have a burden to see her saved. I tried to be really gentle and sensitive but we finally got to the point where she said she was a ‘good person’ so expected that if there was a God he would take her to Heaven. This gave me the opportunity to present the law and the consequences of breaking it. She yelled at me that she would have nightmares after I told her that hell was real. I laughed and we finished the conversation amiably. H...