Some of the people that influence my life don’t go to church. Many of the people who do influence me are in church often.
But those who aren’t in church very often are some of the finest and most giving people that I know. Some have a history in church. Not very good ones. Others haven’t been to church but a hand full of times.
What I find most intriguing in our conversations is that Jesus is present and faith is real. We don’t talk from a position of judgment but more of purpose. Their acts of kindness and friendship mean a lot to me. There is one thing that sticks out, and this one thing ought to be present in all of us.
They are real.
Being real is not often found in our world. People are hiding who they are or what they have done or even what they think and feel. Jesus was real. He spoke words of life and encouragement. Real means transparent and honest.
Faith is relevant. It is always a part of life, of conversation and of my reality. Those daily conversations with people who are connected to a church are important. How can I use my influence to help people know Jesus?
Inviting people to church is good.
Some people won’t come to church. But my life may be what helps someone else see and know that God is real.
The strength and faith of some of these friends speaks volumes in to my life. I am grateful. Big time grateful for their pouring in to me.
Ephesians 4:25 ESV
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Matthew 10:20 ESV
For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Being real is a choice each one of us have to make. Today it matters. Tomorrow, if we are still here, it will matters.
"We should live every day as though it were the day that Jesus Christ is coming back because one day it will be the day."--- Greg Laurie
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