Note: The following report came from a CLC bookstore in a country in Central Asia which we will not identify because of security concerns.
A young lady came into the store, looked at books on interpersonal relationships, and ended up purchasing Josh McDowell’s book The Secret of Loving. This book clearly makes the point that you need to have God’s love in your life before you can really love other people. This point caused the young lady to return to the store with many questions. She told the staff that she had actually been more interested in Satan than God, but now she wanted to learn more about God! This time she bought another Christian book, Lies Women Believe, which is full of promises from the Bible.
When she came back to the store the third time, a few weeks after her first visit, she again asked about what she’d been reading. A staff member sat down with her and not only answered her questions, but more importantly explained to her how she could receive forgiveness and new life in Christ. This time she prayed with him to receive Christ right there in the store! Praise the Lord!
Having originally desired to improve her relationships with others, she ended up improving the most important relationship of all, with Jesus Christ! And as she grows in her newfound faith, she will probably be making progress on accomplishing what she’d set out to do, getting along better with other people!
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