Let it Snow?

I have always been a summer guy. I love to wear shorts and flip-flops. I love to play outside. I love summer camp. I have never liked the idea of bundling up and plowing around through ice and snow. It's cold, wet and uncomfortable. The only time I enjoy snow is if I never have to go out in it, and I can just watch it from a window. I guess that's how a lot of us feel about evangelism too. It is by far the most uncomfortable part of our Christian walk. We would rather be the summer people who worship and fellowship together all the time. We would rather see the evangelism take place through other people (sitting inside and watching it through a window) and hopefully they could do good by itself. All that changed the other day. I woke up and came over to the church to start salting the lot and shoveling. At the beginning i was not looking forward to doing it. It was too much work and there were better things i could have done. After i got rolling though, i realized it wasn't that hard, and that i kind of enjoyed the work. Each stretch of ice was a new challenge, and although some of it didn't come up as easy as the rest, i got a little help from the "Son" shine and i was able to get most of it off the lot, with some help of course.

I guess now i see the snow from a different angle. Although it appears to be hard work and uncomfortable, in the end there is reward from the hard work. I challenge you guys out there today, don't be a window-shopper and allow others to get their hands dirty. Try it once, reach out to your friends, and you might find that you actually like it and enjoy the challenge. plus, you'll get that added help from the "Son" shine.

Have a great week!