If you want to reach Muslims with the Gospel, understand this:
When I left Islam, I wasn't just leaving a religion.
I was risking my family, my community, my future: Everything I had ever known.
Most people don't understand the cost. Leaving Islam isn't just theological.
It's emotional, cultural, relational, economic and even existential.
You're walking away from the approval of the people who raised you and stepping into a future you can't fully see. That's why arguments alone weren't enough for me.
I wasn't looking for someone who could quote 15 Bible verses. I needed to know that Jesus was worth losing everything for.
So I watched Christians closely. I looked for peace under pressure.
Joy that wasn't dependent on circumstances. Love that didn't have to be earned.
Integrity when nobody was watching.
That's what kept me showing up to Bible studies. That's what made me stay for dinner conversations.
That's what opened my heart to Christ. If you're discipling someone out of Islam, don't just give them your arguments.
Give them your life. Show them what it looks like to follow Jesus.
Because I wasn't looking for perfection.
I was looking for proof that what I was gaining was greater than what I was losing.
And when I finally saw that in Christ, there was no going back.
When I left Islam, I wasn't just leaving a religion.
I was risking my family, my community, my future: Everything I had ever known.
Most people don't understand the cost. Leaving Islam isn't just theological.
It's emotional, cultural, relational, economic and even existential.
You're walking away from the approval of the people who raised you and stepping into a future you can't fully see. That's why arguments alone weren't enough for me.
I wasn't looking for someone who could quote 15 Bible verses. I needed to know that Jesus was worth losing everything for.
So I watched Christians closely. I looked for peace under pressure.
Joy that wasn't dependent on circumstances. Love that didn't have to be earned.
Integrity when nobody was watching.
That's what kept me showing up to Bible studies. That's what made me stay for dinner conversations.
That's what opened my heart to Christ. If you're discipling someone out of Islam, don't just give them your arguments.
Give them your life. Show them what it looks like to follow Jesus.
Because I wasn't looking for perfection.
I was looking for proof that what I was gaining was greater than what I was losing.
And when I finally saw that in Christ, there was no going back.
If you want to reach Muslims with the Gospel, understand this:
When I left Islam, I wasn't just leaving a religion.
I was risking my family, my community, my future: Everything I had ever known.
Most people don't understand the cost. Leaving Islam isn't just theological.
It's emotional, cultural, relational, economic and even existential.
You're walking away from the approval of the people who raised you and stepping into a future you can't fully see. That's why arguments alone weren't enough for me.
I wasn't looking for someone who could quote 15 Bible verses. I needed to know that Jesus was worth losing everything for.
So I watched Christians closely. I looked for peace under pressure.
Joy that wasn't dependent on circumstances. Love that didn't have to be earned.
Integrity when nobody was watching.
That's what kept me showing up to Bible studies. That's what made me stay for dinner conversations.
That's what opened my heart to Christ. If you're discipling someone out of Islam, don't just give them your arguments.
Give them your life. Show them what it looks like to follow Jesus.
Because I wasn't looking for perfection.
I was looking for proof that what I was gaining was greater than what I was losing.
And when I finally saw that in Christ, there was no going back.
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