"Conversion Stories" Are The Sweetest!

Do you have any "conversion stories" to share with others? It might be your own personal conversion story or it may be one in which you had a part. All of us need to have been sharing the gospel with folk long enough to accumulate several of these fascinating stories. I know that over the past forty-five years there have been some "interesting" stories with me. Some of them were not so pleasant because I did not do a good job in sharing God's message and it resulted in nothing more than a failed attempt. I remember making arrangements with a lady from the local Methodist church to see the Jule Miller films and she was so excited that she invited a few of her friends to watch the videos with us. I walked in that evening and thought God is truly blessing this "cottage meeting" (that's what we called them in the 1960s). Little did I know that I had not made myself clear about what these films were and each of those ladies thought they were going to see slides of the "Holy Land." The second study was postponed indefinitely!

However, there are other "stories" that have turned out much, much better thanks to God's help! One elderly gentleman, Thomas Beavers, called one day and wanted a ride to church. He was wheel-chair bound and needed a lot of help getting into and out of a car. A deacon and I worked with him for a few weeks and he decided that he needed to be baptized into Christ. It took Tom forty-five minutes to "scoot" up and down the stairs to get into the water. We baptized him on a chair and then he took another forty-five minutes scooting along back to the dressing room. As I recall we were about four hours baptizing Tom, but no sweeter time was ever had by anyone. Oh, Tom was 88 years old!

So, my point is that only when we get out into the community and get involved in people's lives will we accumulate "conversion stories!" If you cannot recall one of these stories, maybe it is time for you to double your efforts! People still need the gospel and always will AND they need someone to share that loving message with them.

Will that someone be you?