Several months ago I met Tony (not his real name) at Tully’s and we chatted awhile and we became friends. It was fairly uneventful. A few weeks later I ran into him at Starbucks and, once again, we began to visit. He told me of some troubles he faced, and how he purposed to meditate, quite his heart, and follow the instructions of the divine being. He said that the greater power guided him through the situations and brought quick answers.

I seem to run into this kind of spirituality often. People will acknowledge that there’s some greater being out there, and those who consider themselves spiritual make attempts at interacting with that being, but are unwilling to acknowledge the exclusive claims of Christ.

Every time I step into a conversation like this I feel extremely incapable of saying anything that will influence a person towards the Gospel. Their philosophies feel like tangled fishing line and I have no idea where to start. I know that if I begin pulling in the wrong places the tangle will get worse yet.

It was such a temptation to draw on some cork of my Bible knowledge and try to plug all the bad theology pouring out. Instead, I asked the Holy Spirit to show me where He was going and to help me follow Him there.

After I prayed a simple question dawned on me (obviously a God thing) and I asked Tony, “If it’s important to listen to the Divine Being for those answers, don’t you think it’s important to listen to Him for the way of salvation?”

He immediately responded, “I suppose you’re right!”, and had the most wonderful opportunity to share the way of salvation. Tony did not make a commitment that day, but the Holy Spirit threw open the door so that the Good News could be introduced.