December 15, 2005

Opportunity.

I was in a discussion about how often God gives them to us. Or rather, how often we take the ones He does give us, and make use of them.

A friend mentioned that they were tired of not taking the opportunity to witness when they had it in front of them, and that they were going to start making the most of the opportunities as they arose.

We talked about how we are usually too afraid of not being politically correct, and how we tend to listen to man instead of God, more often than not. How afraid we are of looking like a fool for talking about Christ to a stranger.

How we've been trained to think we're a fool for talking about Christ to a stranger.

The funny thing is, my response to that was that when you're ready, the opportunites will become as apparent as the rising sun.

I didn't realize He would put my words to fruition so quickly.

As I was still at work, helping to clean up for the night, something that could only be called God's will happened. I had my back turned to the counter, cleaning up the tabletop, when someone commented on the shirt I was wearing, and how the band on it was among their top three in the world. I turned around to talk to the guy, and after a couple minutes of small talk, he actually asked me about my church.

It's at this point that I have to point out God works very quickly to make you use your own words sometimes, and what you say to others.

We talked about our faith, where we were from, and what we were up to, spiritually. It ended with them very interested in helping with the contemporary worship services that are coming up, and with me meeting a few new friends in the faith.

Being afraid to step out of the safe boundary is becoming less difficult than it used to. By no means is it easy yet, but everyday, God is showing me something more amazing than the day before. I feel at this point that my life would be more akward without Christ in my life than if I lived everyday with me growing in Him.

How many of US don't take the opportunities? How many of us stay in our comfort bubble in life, because we're afraid we'll look silly talking about God?