Since I got saved, my dad and I have become more close than we ever were before. Of course, now we have the unique connection of being brothers in Christ, which has only made our relationship better. It has caused me to open my heart to others and he has said that it has been an encouragement to him.
Dad and I were talking after work last night. I forget exactly how the conversation turned in this direction, but I talked about how God used Dad and mom to lead me to Himself. Dad mentioned that he had a grandmother that would take him and his siblings to church sometimes. He also described as kind, but perhaps not particularly demonstrative, which he said still made her the nicest person he knew on his life a that time. When she died, Dad had the chance to see her personal Bible and read the sorts of verses she would underline. With the benefit of hindsight, and the perspective of a more mature believer, he thinks she may have been saved.
While salvation is ultimately a work of the Holy Spirit, God does use people to accomplish His purpose. Jesus commands believers to make disciples of all the nations (Matthew 28:19). God clearly used my parents as part of His plan to draw me to Himself, as I believer He used Dad's grandmother as part of His plan to draw Dad.
I pray that God uses me to His purposes, however He may choose to use me.
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