When Values Collide

The seekers. Between those outside and inside the church fall a third group: those people searching for Christ. They lie somewhere between the beginning of a spiritual awakening and a full public commitment to Christ. During this process, they require much patience.
Some persons have an instant conversion experience. Others evolve slowly into Christians. In both groups are people who immediately make a total life change, ceasing any immoral activity and beginning new Christian habits. Yet some people struggle with changes and revisions.
Every person's journey demonstrates different direction. We can't expect everyone to change instantly. We must be patient and ask God to guide the person to change what is necessary.
A couple in my Bible study were living together. They were committed strongly to each other; in fact, the man had quit his job to move when the woman was transferred. Both had been previously married and did not choose to remarry.
As they continued to attend the Bible study, God began to work a change in their lives. I prayed that God would lead them to get married, and before long they announced their wedding plans. God convicted them; I didn't say a word.