Follow the leader

"...I continue to meet many people who settle for mediocrity in their Christian walk. Conversely, I regularly encounter others whose vibrant spiritual life is enviable. We all serve the same God. We know He desires intimate fellowship with us. We know He wants us to experience Him in His awesome splendor. But some people allow complacency to limit their walk.

If you're satisfied with your current spiritual situation, you're setting the boundaries of what you'll experience of Him. If you believe you're incapable of knowing God more intimately or of serving Him more powerfully, you're choosing to plateau spiritually.

But if you sense within you soul that you've barely scratched the surface of what God has for you, if you long to go deeper with God, if you want God to use you to make significant impact on your world, then keep reading." - Unlimiting God - Richard Blackaby 

Do you know why Christians are called Christians? It first happened in a place called Antioch where a small group of believers experienced the grace of God and taught in the temple for a year and as a result, many people came to know God. Because of the action of a few, many lives were changed. (Acts 11) That was the impact that Jesus had... and that's the impact that he wants us to have. He wants us to reach other people and teach them about Him.

I've been in the church for a long time, and the number one response I hear when it comes to not sharing your faith is... "I don't know how - what would I say?" Fear grips them and they are afraid of taking the first step necessary to follow in the steps of Christ.

But... when you read the Bible, you see the message that God wants shared with the world is always the same, and it's always delivered by ordinary people who allow God to help them accomplish things that they never thought were possible. To me, the most impossible thing is telling people who don't know that they need a savior that there is a God who loves them.

My prayer today is that I make myself available and that when the opportunity arises, I share God when the opportunity arises... even if what I have to say may not be popular. But then... being a Christian has never been about popularity... has it?

Jeremiah 7
New Living Translation (NLT)
 1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, 2 “Go to the entrance of the Lord’s Temple, and give this message to the people: ‘O Judah, listen to this message from the Lord! Listen to it, all of you who worship here! 3 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:
   “‘Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you stay in your own land."

James 4
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. 9 Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.