Missed Opportunities

Sometimes I get so consumed with my daily life that I become desensitized to the Holy Spirit and the opportunities put in my life to share Jesus. A few weeks ago, I stopped in at the McDonalds in the South Bronx where I work. I was running a little late, so I was rushing to just get my order taken, get my food, and hurry to work. Right as I was about to order, a lady came up behind me and asked if I would buy her some food. I told her that I would be happy to buy her a meal. I would love to tell you that I bought her food, sat down with her to eat, and shared Jesus with her......but I didn't. I simply asked the worker to put our food in two different bags. The worker handed us each our bags and we went our separate ways. I missed an opportunity to share Jesus.

At church yesterday, we practiced how to share our faith. I had the kids group at church. I was so convicted by this. One 4th grade boy shared how he keeps a witnessing tool on his backpack and takes it to recess with him every day. He says that when he begins telling one person, others come up to him and want to know what he's talking about. Wow...

NYC is a very spiritually dark place...but people are hungry for God. I pray that I would let the Holy Spirit guide my life and that I would be sensitive to opportunities to share Jesus with others. I don't want to miss those moments to share my faith with others!