Sharing my Faith

Taken my Kinpuffs :)

"My chains are gone, I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me.
And like a flood His mercy reigns,
Unending love, AMAZING GRACE."

But.... HOW MANY LOST PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS GRACE?

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I meet up with my Muslim friend every Tuesday evenings. We plan to do a Bible-Koran study and share our faith with each other. Yesterday, we gave each other an overview of what our faiths are about. It was just an OVERVIEW and I was so overwhelmed with all the questions she asked. By the end of our meet, I realized how much I don't even understand about my own faith...so much for being prepared to give an answer to the HOPE I have. So, why again? Why do I believe that Jesus is the begotten Son of God? Why do I believe that He's also God? Why do I believe that His death on the cross washed away all my iniquities? Why do I believe in the Trinity? Why do we believe in one God and yet there are three entities? Why is Jesus the only way, the truth, and the life? Why is everyone else going to hell? Even with these questions, I still can't deny that my Father, my Jesus, my HolyG is real. I am 100% sure and joyful that I follow Jesus Christ. How can I not.. after all the things I've been through? But doesn't everyone have experiences with their "god" as well.. then what makes my experiences accurate and theirs wrong, or from the ..devil? I thought I asked these questions 4 years ago? Why are they still unresolved? I thought I went through Daddy's & Ly's sunday school? Are there even answers to them? Or is it just straight-up "I believe. Period."

Oh, I'm so excited. This Koran-Bible study is SO challenging my faith. It's true. Jesus Christ is FOOLISHNESS to those who are perishing. Even in my logical mind, it is utter foolishness. Apart from the HolyG, I would never be where I am right now. It is NOT my answers to her questions that will bring her to the blood of Jesus Christ.. It is the Holy G. I'm totally pumped for this. HolyG, please intercede.

How about my other broken friend who I'm taking a walk with at the park tonight? She's been through so much- sex, drugs, popo, stealing, alcohol, gave herself away so many times, attempts of suicide... you name it, she went through it. Now, she's in my life. She's covered with layers and layers of LIES from those Bastards. I know God saved her from those attempts of suicide for a reason.. I know God's not done with her yet. I know God has AMAZING PLANS for her. I know I'm in her life for a reason. Randomly, she would send me texts like these...

"I want to be happy like you, Steph."
"Hey Twig, I just wanted to thank you because I've run into and heard advice from so many people these past 4 difficult years of my life and only one person out of all of them to help me realize that my life is worth something and that I should forgive myself and that I'm so so so so blessed to have such wonderful people and resources...you have no idea what you being here in my life right now has done to the dynamics of it...you have changed me, steph, and thank you so much...really =) =)"

No, I didn't changed your life, dear friend. It's the Jesus in me. THE JESUS IN ME. She's so broken and for a while, I was so doubtful about speaking the Truth to her. I was afraid. Seriously, Twig? She's heading towards HELL. That is so much bigger than your petty fears. At retreat, God revealed a verse to me...

"For though we lived in the world, we do not wage war as the war does. The weapons we fight with are not weapons of the world. On the contrary, THEY HAVE THE DIVINE POWER TO DEMOLISH STRONGHOLDS. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought to make it OBEDIENT TO JESUS CHRIST..."

I, Twig Setiawan, has the divine power to demolish strongholds and speak Truth to her through the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST and the HOLYG INSIDE OF ME. Yes Lord, I will share YOU with her tonight. I'm merely an empty vessel to bring the Good News.. Holy G, once again, it is NOT my works but YOU that change her. I relinquish control and I surrender tonight into Your mighty hands.