Sharing God's Love (Ephesians 2)
Pathway Points
Stepping Up for Jesus
I don’t know about you, but I have a love-hate relationship with
social media. I love being able to keep in touch with family and friends that
are far away, but I hate the tense, sometimes downright mean, conversations
that can happen. Often, I wonder how different things would be if we were
talking to the person face-to-face.
Pastor Eric’s message this past Sunday got me thinking about a
couple of different conversations that I’ve had on Facebook. I have several
cousins that, while they don’t say it this way, are very concerned about the
“walking dead,” people that are dead because of their sins, separated from God (See
Ephesians 2 NLT). One of my cousins is so excited about his
relationship with Jesus that he wants to tell everyone! However, he’s
incredibly frustrated because the people he tells turn away from him and never
talk to him again.
I so wish that I could talk to him
face-to-face. I want to encourage him (and you, too!) to not give up! But, I
also want to encourage him to change his tactics just a bit. You see, he’s
forgotten to include God and the Holy Spirit in his rush to share Jesus. I want
to encourage him to build relationships with people first--praying for them by
name, talking to God about their needs and their joys--then, to listen to the
Holy Spirit for how and when to talk to them about Jesus. God’s timing is
perfect and working with him is
always better than striking out on our own.
Stepping up with you in His strength!
Monica Lebsack
Creative Ministries Director