Monday, August 4, 2014

JIM

Our faith isn’t the most comfortable of mealtime topics of conversation. It

isn’t often we hear, “Could you pass the ketchup,” and by the way are you

going to Heaven or Hell?” Yet God is counting on us as believers to spread

His Good news.

You don’t have to wear a priest collar or preach hour-long sermons to be a

minister. Paul wrote that ministers talk about the Gospel in every situation

they find themselves and what God is doing in their lives. It isn’t always

easy to live our faith out loud, but our courage now can make a difference

for all eternity for those around us.

When we arrive in heaven, I wonder if Christ will say, “I’m so proud of the

way you let me work through you, and because of your cooperative spirit,

others are already here! Would you like to see who all is here? Would all the

friends, family, neighbors of this man please step forward?

Are we leaders and role models? Without a doubt! Are we making a

difference? You know it! The question, however, is how we are leading?

How are we making a difference? Is it in a positive way or a negative way?

So remember, we do influence & affect our friends. Don’t take yourself out

of the play with your attitude & lifestyle. Friends listen to us & watch our

every move. If we are believers we shouldn’t put our faith on the back

burner, we should move it to the forefront, so that our love of God & His

love for us can be seen by those around us.