Day 8 :: Say
I
am in the rather unusual position (or at least I think it’s unusual) of not
interacting with non-Christians on a regular basis. As a stay-at-home-mom, I can really only go
do things where my kids are welcome or where there is childcare. While we do go to parks and library story
time where I presume there is a wide mix of people of different faiths, while
we are there I am so busy keeping track of and correcting my kids that I can’t
do much more than say “hi” to other moms.
The only times I have a chance to really talk to people other than my
family is at Bible study and church and the programs they have for moms. As a result, the last time I can remember
having to explain anything about my faith to anyone was when I was still
working before I had kids.
Being
a BSF Children’s leader has given me the opportunity to say the gospel. When I started, I was surprised how much I
needed that. I hear the gospel
constantly, but I don’t get much chance to say it back to anyone. (Yes, I know I am supposed to tell my own
kids, but it usually happens either in reading bible stories or in one sentence
explanations of why we are doing something.)
I hear the gospel on Sundays, at BSF, at Bible Study, while I’m doing my
homework, and while I listen to the radio.
Now I have a chance to say the gospel to someone else. Yes, they often seem much more interested in
their fish crackers than what I am saying, but it’s still a chance to witness
to what God has done, and for that I am grateful.
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