I participate and complete studies with other Christian men and then sigh: “I can’t operate at that level.”
The topics we cover and the teachings accumulate and I begin to wonder how much of a change a guy can really make.
After I suppress my whining and negativity, I put what I read and experience into perspective. They’re goals, not rigid performance grades.
Looking toward being a better follower of Jesus gives me something fresh to think about and to aspire to in some capacity.
My goal is to be a street evangelist, but it’s been a long, long time since I approached a total stranger.
What kind of Christian do you hope to be as you grow in your walk with Christ?
As a model, look at the words of John Wesley, a famed evangelist and founder of Methodism:
“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.”
Lofty?
Not really.
It’s about setting the bar kind of high so you can look up.
I once heard that God isn’t looking so much for our ability as He is our availability.
Lord, please help me make myself available to you and sort out the pressures and priorities of my life.
