I recently met a new friend we’ll call Mike
Mike told me his testimony
Mike believed he was saved
Was going through life as a saved man, but not really on fire for God
Things that should have negatively affected him, his friends behavior, his environment , didn’t
He just ignored those things and went on
One day his dad called him and told him he wanted him to go to Promise Keepers with him
Mike told him dad I’d love to go, but I just got this new job and I really don’t have the funds right now , so thanks but no thanks
A couple days later his dad called again and told him again he wanted him to go with him.
He would pay for him to go, Mike just had to say yes
Mike said sorry dad, but this new job I wont be able to take off, so no thanks
What Mike didn’t know was that his dad had been on his knees for those two days praying for Mike to go
God was really laying on his heart to take his son with him
Mike’s boss was a heathen, pagan man that laughed at Christians
He was from Indianapolis and thought this whole Bible belt thing was a joke and that people that believed in a God that didn’t even exist were a bunch of idiots
Mike’s dad called his boss, told him he wanted to take Mike to this thing and that it would make him a better worker, husband, father
Mike’s boss came to him on the floor and told him I just got off the phone with your father and he said he wants to take you to some conference that would make you a better worker
And so I’ve talked to so and so to cover for you on Friday and you will have to cover for him on Monday
Mike couldn’t believe it
So they go, and right before they get off the bus his pastor says he knows this is not for everyone, and Mike thought yeah I know, its not for me this is a waste of time
The pastor wanted everyone to pray for God to open them up for whatever He wanted them to receive from this conference.
Mike mockingly prayed yeah yeah , open me Lord
They went in and sat down and the first thing they did
80,000 men sang together How Great Thou Art
And Mike says he heard it, an audible voice
He would swear in a court of law that he heard it
The voice said “HOW DARE YOU MOCK ME”
God was speaking to his heart
Mike was mocking God with his non-genuine faith