I have been saved for about 7 years, but the lord has been working on my faith slowly but surely. Recently (in the last year) my husband and I started attending a bible teaching baptist church and recently became members. Since being there my walk with the lord has been much closer then in past years.
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother. My brother was saved long before me and is now a pastor of a non denomination church. My oldest sister was agnostic, but has moved to full atheist. My other sister is open to the idea of praying and iv talked to her a lot about the lord and recently she has said she's "tried" praying and thinks I'm on to something. My question here lies with my atheist sister. Her and I used to be very close when we were younger. And we did a lot of parting together, when I became a Christian she mentioned to our mother I seemed calmer, and more laid back.. It wasn't long after I became a mother.. So her and my mom said it had to do with being a mom.. It settled me down. More recently since my faith is grown.. Iv had a very hard time discussing anything with her. something about our conversations makes me uneasy. It seems the lord is in every aspect of my life now, and it feels like I'm not "allowed" to discuss those things with her. But how can I not? But if it comes up it ends in an argument, or it seems awkward... If I say I'm praying on a big choice and want to do what the lord wills.. She tries to secularize what I'm saying "so you mean your not ready yet?" ... I'll say "no, I mean if and when the lord wills me to make this step I will." And she says," so what you mean is you have a lot of time to decide." I'll say, "no, I mean if tomorrow I wake up and the lord calls me to do this I'll do it.. If he waits 6 years then in 6 years.. Or never... Then it won't happen." Then she says, "so what you mean is life's a journey and you'll go with the flow.." Her boyfriend also makes anti Christian posts on Facebook, or they post for obortion ect. I just don't know as a Christian what my role is here.. she has told me I'm closed minded now, and I see her as the horrible atheist she is. I told her I never said those things, and that I don't see her as horrible but just want to show the love and grace that's been shown to me. I always feel like I'm treading thin ice. I don't want to say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing for her to see it has hypocrisy and throw it at me. But I'm human and do make mistakes sometimes. If I let the relationship die off she will think even more negatively of the Christian faith.. If I continue to have these weird talks it's not really helping.. Maybe I'm not mature enough in my faith to show her Christ? I know only the lord can save her, and I pray that he will and my nephew. But it's been difficult to figure out where the line should be drawn.
Thanks.
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother. My brother was saved long before me and is now a pastor of a non denomination church. My oldest sister was agnostic, but has moved to full atheist. My other sister is open to the idea of praying and iv talked to her a lot about the lord and recently she has said she's "tried" praying and thinks I'm on to something. My question here lies with my atheist sister. Her and I used to be very close when we were younger. And we did a lot of parting together, when I became a Christian she mentioned to our mother I seemed calmer, and more laid back.. It wasn't long after I became a mother.. So her and my mom said it had to do with being a mom.. It settled me down. More recently since my faith is grown.. Iv had a very hard time discussing anything with her. something about our conversations makes me uneasy. It seems the lord is in every aspect of my life now, and it feels like I'm not "allowed" to discuss those things with her. But how can I not? But if it comes up it ends in an argument, or it seems awkward... If I say I'm praying on a big choice and want to do what the lord wills.. She tries to secularize what I'm saying "so you mean your not ready yet?" ... I'll say "no, I mean if and when the lord wills me to make this step I will." And she says," so what you mean is you have a lot of time to decide." I'll say, "no, I mean if tomorrow I wake up and the lord calls me to do this I'll do it.. If he waits 6 years then in 6 years.. Or never... Then it won't happen." Then she says, "so what you mean is life's a journey and you'll go with the flow.." Her boyfriend also makes anti Christian posts on Facebook, or they post for obortion ect. I just don't know as a Christian what my role is here.. she has told me I'm closed minded now, and I see her as the horrible atheist she is. I told her I never said those things, and that I don't see her as horrible but just want to show the love and grace that's been shown to me. I always feel like I'm treading thin ice. I don't want to say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing for her to see it has hypocrisy and throw it at me. But I'm human and do make mistakes sometimes. If I let the relationship die off she will think even more negatively of the Christian faith.. If I continue to have these weird talks it's not really helping.. Maybe I'm not mature enough in my faith to show her Christ? I know only the lord can save her, and I pray that he will and my nephew. But it's been difficult to figure out where the line should be drawn.
Thanks.
