So I’ve been reading the book “Them: Adventures with Extremists” by: Jon Ronson for a class that I’m taking. And like 90% of the time with school, I’m not looking for God to show up in my readings, or God to even speak to me through them. Which is wrong, but I’m working on it! Promise!
Well I’m just on the first chapter, and God showed up. And in all places, in the chapter about Islam extremists! haha.. Oh I love God.. anyway, here is the dialog:
Of all the locations in which Omar could have chosen to disclose this sensational revelation (the writer is Jewish), a packed Jihad training camp in the middle of a forest was not the place I would have hoped for. I found myself searching for the fastest path to the door.
“Are you really a Jew?” said someone, eventually.
‘Well,” I said, “surely it is better to be a Jew than an atheist?” There was a silence.
“No it isn’t,” said a voice from the crowd.
“When did you know that I was Jewish?” I asked Omar.
“From the beginning,” he said. “I could see it in your eyes. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Well,” I said. “You know-”
“You are ashamed to be a Jew?’ said Omar. “You deny it?”
“No,” I said.
“… What offends me is that you hide it. You assimilate. That you have no pride.”
“I am proud,” I said, unconvincingly.
“Assimilation,” tutted Omar. “Integration. That is the worst thing of all. Be a Jew!”
-Can you say WOW? How many times do we integrate into the world? Who knows how many opportunities we waste with people that know we are Christians, but have no respect in us or God because we choose to hide it. I pray that we all…. “Be a CHRISTIAN!!!” Shine the light, don’t be afraid… He died for us, lets live for Him.