What Can Christians Do?

Work Hard
The Bible is clear that sloth is sin. Use whatever talent you have fully. If wealth comes to you, that is wonderful. Give your best at what you do as if working unto the Lord.

Live Right
Realize that the important matters in life are character, your soul, and how you treat others, not your material possessions.

Share Much
Our responsibility is to be generous so that the Lord's work is accomplished and those who suffer are lifted up. Only by understanding the principles of humility and sacrifice can we grasp the true message of Christianity.

In reality, we know the real cure for all the social sins we deal with daily is the change within the heart of each individual. We have that medicine with the message of salvation in Jesus Christ and the simple question, "What would our Leader do?"

Christian Standard Magazine, May 13, 2007

An Unexpected Visitor

As I was sitting there feeding Joseph, someone knocked on our door. I had a hungry kid on my hands, but with the dog barking and my inquisitive spirit, I just had to go answer it.

It was a young man, in a dark long coat. I could tell immediately he was a Jehovah's Witness. He was very nice and approachable. Someone I could have a conversation with.

But I didn't.

He asked me a question. I answered. My answer showed I could most likely hold my ground in a theological debate with him if necessary. So, he gave me a piece of literature and moved along quickly.

Why did I let him go? Why didn't I try and talk about our different beliefs?

I felt completely unprepared to strick up a conversation with him and to stand for what I believed and to point out the differences between the two of us. I used to know them, I used to have them down pat. I don’t anymore. How sad.

When I’m faced with a person I could have shared the TRUTH with, I was unprepared…

Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2

I get so wound up in my day-to-day life of nursing and bottom wiping I forget that God desires of me to still be prepared for my interactions with people who actually can speak in more than 5 word sentences.

Lord, thank you for this gentle reminder that I need to be prepared in and out of season to share YOUR TRUTH with those who are in the dark and to let YOUR LIGHT shine through me in EVERY interaction I have with others.