how to reach an elderly friend

[Yeshualives]

My ex-mother in law is very elderly and in a nursing home. She has been a Catholic most of her life and since she's been in the nursing home I spoke with her about Jesus and encouraged her to pray. When I did this she would want me to pray for her which I did, until one day she prayed herself. I was taken aback as she prayed to our Father and Mary and I didn't realise that this is what her church must have taught her.

To be honest I haven't seen her lately and am not sure how to speak with her now as I feel out of my depth when she has such an obvious need for sound teaching - but it has come back to my conscience that I need to go and see her and try again.

I understand that she has been very set her in her ways and when I see her she only has a very short attention span and is quite deaf (which means anyone around can hear our conversation as I have to raise my voice). How can I communicate to her in the short visits I have what she needs to know about Jesus and having a relationship with God? She will not read herself. I don't know where to start. I think she would only manage me speaking about it in one or two sentences a visit - mostly I just hold her hand and she sleeps.

Thanks for any advice that you may have. As i'm writing this I am thinking that perhaps explaining things to her the way you would to a child would be best - but I have no experience of this.

 

[Coconut]

Read her this scripture...the simplicity of the gospel...everything anyone young or old needs to know, is found in this one verse...

John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die; and those who live and believe in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

 

[SpiritLedEd]

I can only tell you what I did when I witnessed to my soon-to-die 32 yr old comatose son. I gave him the gospel in ten minutes and told him that I'm going to heaven and I wanted to see him there when I get there. When I finished, he somehow mustered the strength to utter a loud groan - the only sound he uttered that day. It was his way of accepting Christ. Within half an hour he was gone. He's now in heaven.

Next time you visit this lady, follow the advice in Mt 10:19-20 (the advice I followed with my son). Pray before you go and go trusting the Spirit to give you the right words at the right time.

SLE

 

[Br. Bear]

Greetings Yeshualives,



Here is another Scripture for her....




John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.




The Scriptures you have been given are life, for Christ is the Word, become flesh and faith comes by hearing.


Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.



Remember too that it is God Who gives the increase ( 1Corinthians 3:6-7 ) and as you are faithful to follow Him, His fruit will follow.

Trust in the Lord.... He is Faithful and True.


Before you go to visit, pray, asking the Lord to give you the words to speak, and He will. It is then up to you to speak, regardless of who hears. In fact, sister, there may be others present who need the word, and will be blessed upon hearing.


Bless you, dear sister in Jesus ....><>




Br. Bear