Do you KNOW if... (long)

[BlessedAssurance]

you've led anyone to Christ? I have prayed for years that God use me as his witness, that he put me in situations where I can witness for him.

I've been a high school teacher for 15 years, married to another. We both teach Biology. Believe it or not, this has added to our mission at our school. Students ask us many questions about our faith. They know the church we go to, and see us working there. They see us raising our children to be Godly. They watch us interact by respecting each other, putting each other first, and loving each other. They hear our opinions on their activities, but we love them all anyway. I've sent marked Bibles to my boys who join the army and marines. (:pray for them please)

I've had a boy come to my house and ask me if I thought the music he was hearing was Godly or not...neither of my kids asked a question of me for the 2 hours we talked on the back porch. Many boys come to me to ask about Christ and the hypocrisy in churches.

My problem is, I never know if any really become saved. I've had complete strangers come up to me in stores to ask me questions. I've given out Bibles, taken children to church, told them how to pray, but...

Several (after several years) have come back to tell me their Christians now, and I'm so happy for them. But I'm worried I'm not obvious enough? Do you know what I mean? Maybe I'm just planting the seeds? I don't know. I'm so worried about my teenaged children I saw only 40 minutes or so a day.
And now I can't work because of the severe nerve pain in my back and legs. DH is continuing without me. I guess I'm just sad today.
:pray

[jadeeyes]

QUOTE=BlessedAssurance;613506]you've led anyone to Christ? I have prayed for years that God use me as his witness, that he put me in situations where I can witness for him.

I've been a high school teacher for 15 years, married to another. We both teach Biology. Believe it or not, this has added to our mission at our school. Students ask us many questions about our faith. They know the church we go to, and see us working there. They see us raising our children to be Godly. They watch us interact by respecting each other, putting each other first, and loving each other. They hear our opinions on their activities, but we love them all anyway. I've sent marked Bibles to my boys who join the army and marines. (:pray for them please)

I've had a boy come to my house and ask me if I thought the music he was hearing was Godly or not...neither of my kids asked a question of me for the 2 hours we talked on the back porch. Many boys come to me to ask about Christ and the hypocrisy in churches.

My problem is, I never know if any really become saved. I've had complete strangers come up to me in stores to ask me questions. I've given out Bibles, taken children to church, told them how to pray, but...

Several (after several years) have come back to tell me their Christians now, and I'm so happy for them. But I'm worried I'm not obvious enough? Do you know what I mean? Maybe I'm just planting the seeds? I don't know. I'm so worried about my teenaged children I saw only 40 minutes or so a day.
And now I can't work because of the severe nerve pain in my back and legs. DH is continuing without me. I guess I'm just sad today.
:pray[/QUOTE]

I don't think you have any thing to be worried about. I think you are planting seeds. I think that you will be surprised when you get to heaven and find that there are many who are there partly because of the seeds you planted. I have led some to Christ, but I have no idea how many others planted the seeds that I was allowed to see produce the fruit of a saving faith. I have also planted some seeds and I'm hoping that those seeds will produce a saving faith and I don't care who is there to see that happen. The Lord knows the seeds we have planted and the Holy Spirit is using those seeds. Just keep up the good work. :hug

[saint-in-training]

Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

[BlessedAssurance]

Thank you. I feel better today. I sent this link with my husband for my AP Biology class. At least 11 of 16 of them are evangelical Christian families. I know my class has rocked their foundations a little, and this should make them feel safe in the palm of God's hand again. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4zgJXPpI4

I'm not worried about being scolded for 'proselytizing' as these kids are so upfront about their faith. However, I have one girl who is the product of uberliberal atheists. She believes everything put out by PBS. I'm sure the kids will watch the video during class, and this will stress her enough to make her think. If I could plant a seed in her :yeah :heh