March 11, 2011

You're missing it!

That's probably something you might hear when you are on the fast. You're missing American Idol. You're missing The Office. You're missing this movie... or that album... so how does that make you feel?

Most of us do not like to feel like we are missing out on something. We feel like we don't fit in or that we are not going to be accepted if we don't know what people are talking about. We hear how funny something is or how good it is and we wonder what we are missing. It's not fun being left out. It's not a good feeling to be the outcast.

But look around you. How many people do you walk by at school or even at youth group who don't feel like they fit in or feel like an outcast. What is it that keeps us from making others feel like they are loved... that they are important? Most of us have grown up at church, heard the Bible stories, prayed, at maybe even been baptized. But why don't we have a heart for those who are hurting and lost? Why is it so hard to stop and say, "Hi... my name is ________. What's yours?"

Maybe we use the excuse that we don't know what to stay. Maybe we don't want to make them feel wierd. Maybe we have an excuse for everything. But maybe it's time that we put our faith into practice. What would it look like if we actually looked for 1 person to build a relationship with and introduce them to Jesus.

So today, pray that God would make it obvious who He wants you say "Hi" to. Pray that God would help you know what to say. Pray that God would use your "faith in action" to make Him more known to someone who needs to know Him.

Look at John 3:16 today and find a way to live out showing that "God, so loved the world."