God is moving among Muslims
This is a real-life story of recent events from one of the local Mahabba groups in the Network. Names and details have been deliberately removed to protect the identity of those involved, but praise God - he is working in the lives of Muslims to reveal Jesus!
Real value
One of my friend’s moved recently so I went to visit him. He is originally from a Middle Eastern country. He was brought up as a Muslim.
After a while on Google Maps and a few calls on my mobile I found my friend. We walked to the new place. I took off my shoes as not to spoil the carpet.
My friend showed me around his new accommodation. The flat was pristine and still smelled of fresh paint.
A multitude of ornaments on the window sill sparkled in the morning sunshine. Everything was in its right place - including a meticulously arranged shoe cupboard.
I was offered a cup of tea, then I was shown the pictures of the flat before he moved in. It was unrecognisable from the place I was sitting in.
The carpets were dirty and walls were full of holes. My friend explained that he had scraped off all the old wallpaper, filled the holes in the walls, repainted and scrubbed the carpets.
The ornaments and the pictures had come from a charity shop and been brought to life with some vigorous polishing.
The sofas came from a friend who was storing some surplus furniture in his garage. The place looked very bright and inviting.
He then told me that people from his culture were very proud and looked down on having anything that wasn’t brand new. He gave me the following example.
If someone was cold and you lent them a jacket - you would never wear it again after it had been returned.
He informed me that it was only after he started to follow Jesus as part of a church community that he was able to get a handle on his pride, accept help from others, value things that were not brand new and not care so much about the negative comments of others.
Your turn
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