I have a friend who is slowly returning to the church. I have met with her a few times. We have talked about what she thinks she needs to do to strengthen her testimony. She has been less active long enough that she feels like she needs to start from the beginning again and thought that maybe she should meet with the missionaries. The next time I met with her, she told me the missionaries had texted her some scriptures and spiritual thoughts. I hadn't asked them to do that.
Later, I asked the sisters later why they had decided to text her and they were so happy to hear that they were totally inspired to send her those messages. It was just what she needed. Those sisters are prayerfully working on finding new people to teach and their decision to contact her was no coincidence.
Just like the women in Matthew 25 who did not have enough oil in their lamps....they left to go fill up when maybe they should have filled up in the morning so they could stay. It's a good lesson. I think the Lord guides us in our study and what we focus on so that we can be prepared to serve the people around us when the right time comes up.
