Lord! The conversation over the weekend with Tue was challenging but good. We are not "there" yet, and those last few steps may be the most challenging. Now, though, I believe I understand some of the stumbling blocks more clearly. Over all, God, help us to keep the focus not on the Religious Right or the history of "missionary" mistakes but on Jesus. He said he would keep an open mind. Unfortunately, he also said that Buddhism makes more sense for him and that he might never become a Christian. I believe that he is not seeing Jesus yet. Only You can make his vision clear. Please remove the spiritual scales from his eyes so that he can see Jesus. Only You can bring that man's dead or deadened heart to life. Please do a miracle for and in Tue.
There is another person for whom I want to ask Your intervention: my daughter Julie. The past 10 years of her spiritual life have been disappointing; Your people in churches, New York, Philadelphia...pretty much everyone she has encountered. This experience is almost surely spiritual battle, too, as is Your ... I wanted to say Your bringing Tue into her life. I am not positive about that. I hope that he sees You for who You are, perhaps because You brought Julie, and us, into his life.
But back to Julie. Please reawaken her zeal for You. Restore her spiritual vision. Give her wisdom, discernment, mission, fellowship, and great teaching somewhere.
Please also help me to hear Your direction with regard to Epic Parkside and Tk. I do not want to try orchestrating this situation before You have done the prep work, IF this is the situation You want to run.
Lord, the battle is indeed enjoined. I am Your soldier. Command me to do what You know is best. In Jesus's name~~Amen
