"Decent"

I met up with a friend yesterday night; an old friend. He's one of those friends whom I hardly talk to (probably like once or twice a year), but we could always pick up where we left off. Everytime we meet up, he would say one thing about me; that I'm 'decent'. That I'm one of his most decent friends. That I am good for him, coz I keep him sane (or so he says). I gather that he probably said that coz he sees that I'm a practicing Christian and I hold on to my values and principles.

I really really do treasure this friendship. Years ago, I tried real hard to share the gospel with him. He, of course (being the kind of melancholic choleric person he is) was skeptical. But yesterday, he brought it up. He wasn't really seeking; perhaps he was curious. But we had yet another discussion. He was looking for evidences. I was talking about faith. We ended up agreeing to disagree, and I was ok with that.

If there was one glaring thing I learnt in this friendship, is that God does work in His own time. We always want things done NOW, but God knows that maybe now's really not a good time. He's got His way of making things happen when it's the perfect time for it to happen.

My friend may not have accepted Christ yesterday (although I've told him I'm a Christian since forever, and we've had discussions on and off for at least 7 years) but I had a good feeling that the seed that was planted grew a little, with no help from me at all. I was just there to have that discussion again. He says I'm the only person he knows who is so convicted about what I believe in and about God. Maybe he'll one day see what I see, understand what faith is, but it's not up to me to make him.

If he was reading this, and if he knew I am talking about him, I'd like to tell him that whatever becomes of him, I'll always be his friend (I know this sounds corny, but it's from the bottom of my heart). And no doubt, I'll always be here for those discussions about life, faith, God and other things we laugh about. Besides, I'm still on standby when he needs a lawyer (or so he tells me).

And of course, I'm standing by to see what God will do in his life...... in His perfect time.