So, I was at work the other day, when the doorbell rang. When I opened it, standing there, was a young man and a boy. The man and I exchanged greetings and then I waited for him to tell me why he was there. He said, "I want to ask you a question. Do you think God cares about you?" Without hesitation I said, "Absolutely!" He seemed baffled for a second. (I have no idea what he was thinking) He said he was glad I had said that. Asked me if I would accept a "Watchtower" from him (which I did) and asked if he and another person could stop by sometime. (A woman I'm sure) I said sure he could try, but I'm not always there and let him know when I work there. Why did I do it? Mormon and Jehovah's Witness Missionaries do not fit into my belief system. They have different doctrinal beliefs. So why did I not slam the door in his face? Why didn't I tell them that I felt that his beliefs twist my Bible and are inappropriate? Why didn't I yell at him, call him names, curse at him, or turn him away? He wouldn't be out on a foggy cold day, if he did not believe in what he was talking about. He wouldn't have his small brother out on a foggy cold day if he didn't believe in what he was talking about. It doesn't matter what the denomination is we all feel convicted of our beliefs. And there are Christians in every church. Plus these missionaries get enough door slamming, swearing, mistreatment. I'm not going to be one of them. Welcome to my home, we can discuss whatever you like, if you want to have a discussion. I am strong in my convictions. So let's chat. I cannot be mean and rude to someone who wants to save me. Right or wrong, they're trying to save me. I have cousins and aunts and uncles who are affiliated with certain churches I don't necessarily agree with. However, they are my family and I love them and they're amazing people. The people who come to your door are someone's brother, sister, aunt, uncle, mom, dad etc. Respectfully decline their presence in your home, but come on, don't be mean.
*The Jesus Loving Princess*
*Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Luke 6:22 *
I did the same thing when I lived in Iowa. Once I moved here I started questioning a co-worker on her JW beliefs. You stand a lot better chance of opening their eyes by being nice. That being said... I was rude to one last year. When my doorbell rang, both of my twins were crying and something else was going wrong, you could hear them screaming when I answered the door and they still tried to start a conversation instead of acknowledging that they had caught me at a bad time and offering to come back later.
ReplyDeleteI had done that too once with mormon missionaries, my daughter was a couple days old my lunch was boiling over, I was tired, in pain, and they weren't taking no for an answer, I finally burst into tears and told them that they HAD to leave or I would call my husband. Since then though, I try to be nice and it makes me feel bad when you know others arent. Thank you for giving some feedback i love it.
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