Am I the Answer?

As a follower of Jesus Christ, my desire is that everyone else will also have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I cannot force that on anyone, though. It must be a choice that each person makes for himself or herself.

There are people I love who do not have a personal relationship with Christ. I have friends who love people who do not know Christ. And many times we are the last people those we love will listen to when it comes to speaking about God. Why is this? I don't really know.

Knowing that those we love perhaps will respond better to someone else in their sphere of life, some of us have been praying that God will place godly people in our loved one's lives. How many times have I gladly received a bit of wisdom from someone outside my family, when my parents had told me that and I just ignored it? We have been praying that someone else, who has the respect and/or friendship of our loved ones will be heard where we cannot.

It was brought to my attention that there is a very good chance that I may be the answer to someone else's prayer on behalf of a loved one. Just like I don't personally know the person(s) I am asking God to send to my loved ones, the person who is asking that God sends me probably doesn't know me, either.

Will I step up to the plate and be an answer to someone's prayer? Are there people praying for my work associates, friends, and acquaintances - asking God that He will send someone to befriend them and influence them, to show the way to a relationship with Christ?

It's a scary thought, isn't it? Here's the reassuring part, for me, I think. God isn't asking me to be someone else and influence others in the way someone else would. He has given me gifts and a personality that are unique to me. As I am controlled by the Holy Spirit, I should just let Him do what He does best. I need to relax and be obedient.