05/03/2026
PART I:
The Lord spoke to me, very clearly inwardly. He said, "Tell Audrey about me." "I can't." Then I rattled off all my excuses to the Lord why I can't. "Well, what happens if I offend her? She's Muslim, I could offend her. What happens if I offend my friend? Or wait, it's his girlfriend, shouldn't he be the one to say something? Why do I need to say something to her? I've only known her for a week." And just excuse after excuse. "I've never done this, Lord, I don't know what to say." But the Lord wouldn't let it go, and I couldn't go to sleep. And so eventually I caved, I said "Okay, if I see her again, I'll say something about You."
After that I had peace, enough to go to sleep. And of course, the sovereign God's arrangement: I got to see her one last time, we had a meal together before I left. And we're sitting there, and the conversation is not anything about religion or Jesus or anything, and I'm inwardly saying "Lord, I don't know how to do this, I don't know how to bring this up, how to turn the conversation to You. But Lord, I'm going to say something and You have to be with me." When there was a pause, I said "Audrey, can I ask you a question? This is strange, out in left field, but what do you think about Jesus Christ?" And she responded and said "Well, I'm Muslim, my whole family is Muslim, and we believe Jesus Christ was a prophet sent from God, but that's all we believe." And I said "Well, can I share with you what Jesus Christ means to me?"