"So, I guess, that makes me a "Jehovah Witness" too!"

A very dear friend of mine, recently asked me..."What do you do, when Jehovah Witness' come to your door?  The following was my reply...

Dear Friend,  Well, Let me tell ya a funny story:

When I was about 18 or so, The Jehovah Witness Brigade...came a knocking.  Boy, were they excited. They did not say this aloud, of course, but, I'd be willing to bet, dollars to doughnuts, this is what they were thinking:" Here, a young "easily" persuade new recruit, surely so desperately lost...for she has invited us in, and is listening to what we have to say...surely victory is near"  Now, I DO admire their conviction and determination...their passion for GOD!  Their doctrine, not so much.  My view on the Jehovah Witness "religion" reminds me of a moth flying so fast and hard toward the warmth and glow of the porch light, that it slams it's head over, and over into the bulb...longing to get inside...to fulfill that empty cold place inside...believing that if they just keep slamming into that empty piece of artificially illuminated glass...maybe...by their works...victory will be won, and they shall be empty and cold no longer...maybe, just maybe.

I have found, one of the greatest gifts I have to offer is my time.  So, when they come a knocking.  I invite them in to sit.  I offer them a drink. Ask them if they need anything due to a long day's work.  I reach out my hand and accept their literature/booklet. I then ask them...what one of their own, asked me when I was 18years old.  "Do you know the meaning of the word "Jehovah"?   Their reply (as was mine) "God".  and then (paraphrasing here....)

Oh, I love God w/ ALL my heart. The way if you will knock, He will answer. The way he offered rest and "living"water to the weary. The way he reached out his hand, to those reaching for his.  The way he listens to us, not matter what he's doing at the time, when we call...ALL these things, He sent Jesus to do in his stead, to shed his innocent blood, for every single one of us, no matter who we were or what we had done, and then GOD resurrected Jesus from the grave, to free us all from the curse of death, and as it says in Romans 10: 9-10 "Whosoever shall confess, and believe, and ask...Shall receive God's gift of eternal life! 

Oh, I love God and I do my best everyday, to be his witness, not just in what I say, but by his example of how to treat ALL who come my way with the  the Love of Christ Jesus....So, I Guess, that makes me a "Jehovah Witness" too! (Last statement was also made at 18years...they were speechless)

At this point...they have usually either made it to the door, or sit and talk a bit more...either way...The seed of HOPE has been planted and the LOVE of Christ not only shared..but shown..  Oh yeah, I do not hand them back the booklet..I throw it in the recycle bin.  I figure it will at least keep one soul from being misled...if nothing else.

Love ya,

Diana