Yildiz

There is a local woman in her early fifties who so kindly welcomed me into her family from the time we met. During one of our visits, the call to prayer began to sound. This has happened many times when we’ve been together, but this time she asked me if the call that sounds throughout the city five times a day ever made me uncomfortable.

Wanting to be respectful, I explained to her that every time the call to prayer sounds it reminds me of what I believe and that the foundations of our faith are so different. Of course, this led us to talking about the differences in our faiths. She loves her religion and takes it very seriously, and she explained how for Muslims the most important thing is to do good works because hopefully it will cancel out all the sin in their life and the bad things they do. She went on to say how, in her opinion, it doesn’t matter what you think or feel, just as long as you are doing good, that’s all that matters. Then she said, “But you know what, I actually think what you believe is better for people. For us, we just focus on looking like a good person and just the outside stuff, but it seems like you and other Christians are actually changed from the inside out because of your faith.”

I have known this woman for almost two years and have had many opportunities to share the gospel of Jesus with her, and until this point she never acknowledged how our different faiths produce different things. Even though she has no desire to follow Jesus today, I still rejoice. Twenty-two months ago, this woman didn’t think our faiths were any different and today she sees the differences. I rejoice because I know this is the Holy Spirit moving in her heart, and I believe He will continue to.