How to witness to someone who won't listen

[Paige42986]

How do I witness about my faith to a women who needs to hear it but won't listen when I do. I have prayed about her for a long time and I finally have decided to witness to her but I know that she won't listen to me. Do I still witness anyway or not.She needs the Lord's love badly but I don't know how to do that with her temperment and her attitude. So any help or suggestions you can give me would be so helpful

[Guest man]

Do you know for a fact that she won't listen?

[irishcowboy]

How do I witness about my faith to a women who needs to hear it but won't listen when I do. I have prayed about her for a long time and I finally have decided to witness to her but I know that she won't listen to me. Do I still witness anyway or not.She needs the Lord's love badly but I don't know how to do that with her temperment and her attitude. So any help or suggestions you can give me would be so helpful

if a person will not listen, then do silent witness..... your actions will speak much more louder then any word(s) you can use....

what is it that people see in you that they would want to have? are you different then anyone else? do you swear? curse? talk about people even if it is true? talk down to people? do you smile on a regular basis or are you a grump? are you a complainer or a person that is delighted about things around them, thankful for all things??? do you tell jokes? ( i have found that the pleasure in telling a good joke, yes, clean ones, is gone, i have no desire..., this does not mean others are not suppose to, i no longer do, just dont enjoy hearing them anymore either....) if you do, what kind?

our silent witness must be one above and beyond blame, no fingers at all can be pointed our way..... not just innocent, but blameless..... we are to give no reason for anyone to find any fault in us.... other then worshiping God....

and continue PRAYING PRAYING PRAYING....

you did not give us an idea of how long this has been going on.... we have a neighbor (who is thy neighbor? ) that we have been praying for now for 9 years....... for the first 4 of those years, it was almost unbearable to even be in the same area, with in 1000 feet of him with out feeling sick to my stomach..... through prayer for God to change him.... i started praying God, teach me to love him.... then Lord, teach me to love him more...... 5 years ago, the ice broke..... there is still some very cold pieces, but not near what there was before..... three years ago, i invited him to tour Shiloh, he said it would be a cold day ........................... before he would ever be seen in a church.... Shiloh is just what it says it is, it is not a church, but HOUSE OF PRAYER...... since then he has even gotten more warm.... very friendly.... no longer cusses when we carry on a conversation...... who knows.... one day the Lord may touch him and he may just be the most on fire person this town has seen in a 100 years.... stranger things have happened.d.... do I want it to be me? no, not necessarily... that does not matter, the Lord will put the right person in his path at the right time... I may not even be in the country to see it, and i may never know it until we reach Glory.....

do not give up on your friend and be a true friend.... do not push or pull, for if you push, they push back and they get further away..... if you pull, they too will pull and well it becomes a tug of war and some one always slips and then the person is again, further away.....

be you.... mostly, witness by action..

as far as not listening.... Jonah said the people of Ninivah would not listen.... he ended up being disappointed in the end when they did listen and repented.... he became mad.......

dont do the same thing......

mike

[OneLight]

if a person will not listen, then do silent witness..... your actions will speak much more louder then any word(s) you can use....

mike

[ParanoidAndroid]

Preach the gospel at all times, but use words only when necessary

~ St Francis of Assisi

I heard that quote about six months ago, it's stuck with me ever since. edit: just decided to use this quote as my Signature....

Edited June 13, 2008 by ParanoidAndroid

[Guest]

[NigelLane]

The difficulty with the Francis of Assisi concept is that he lived in a different era. Possibly back then if you offered a kindness then the person receiving it might attribute that to God and your relationship with Him - today such attribution is unlikely.

I find it is the combination of works and words that work the best.

The balance between the two may well vary from person to person [both the witness and the person being witnessed to]

[JP1]

I have heard many stories from people who have witnessed to someone and actually had that person either get angry at them or laugh at them. Then years later they encounter that person who is now a Christian and are told that "You planted a seed in me that day." Thats all we can do sometimes, is plant seeds. Say something, don't nag, but you will feel better if you at least witness to her once. Make it a positive experience, about how God has done so many good things in your life - just be a light.

[Guest man]

The difficulty with the Francis of Assisi concept is that he lived in a different era. Possibly back then if you offered a kindness then the person receiving it might attribute that to God and your relationship with Him - today such attribution is unlikely.

I find it is the combination of works and words that work the best.

The balance between the two may well vary from person to person [both the witness and the person being witnessed to]

You know.....in a round about way....you just quoted St Francis of Assisi.

[MeCajunboy]

How do I witness about my faith to a women who needs to hear it but won't listen when I do. I have prayed about her for a long time and I finally have decided to witness to her but I know that she won't listen to me. Do I still witness anyway or not.She needs the Lord's love badly but I don't know how to do that with her temperment and her attitude. So any help or suggestions you can give me would be so helpful

Sometimes you just have to sit back and pray and allow God time to bend and shape her as HE wills....His will..........not yours! Amen?

Prayers

Cajunboy