Today is Wednesday, March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, as far as the world is concerned. However, for me the day has far more meaning because it is my 9th Spiritual Birthday! Yup, nine years ago on this very day I repented and trusted Jesus Christ for my salvation. It is hard to believe that time can fly by that fast. Every year when this day comes around I get so excited. Just like when I was a little kid for my birthday. Mostly because it seems God does something a little extra special on that day for me. As I look back over the nine years one cool thing that God has done is supply a free lunch for me. I believe I have received 8 free lunches out of the 9 years. Many times I didn't even know where it would come from and then all of a sudden...BAM...free lunch. That has been so cool to see and I know it is a gift from my Creator. He blesses his children in so many different ways doesn't He.
Now, because I am so excited about my re-birthday I often create opportunities to mention it to those I am around. This day was no different. Today I was out of town for work (hey, thanks to my boss for a free lunch on my re-birthday) and created the opportunity to mention to some of the workers at the facility that today was my spiritual birthday. Now, you may be thinking that may be weird to just blurt out because they mostly likely wouldn't understand what I was talking about, but the first worker I actually mentioned it was my re-birthday to was a Christian. I, therefore, knew they would understand and it wouldn't be too weird. However, later in the day that Christian worker stated I should share my special day with a different worker (the manager of the department). Whoa...wait, now that could be weird.
At this point I had a choice to make. Do I keep my mouth shut and not say anything about my re-birthday for fear of what they would think of me and potentially having what I shared get back to my boss because it was unprofessional. Or, I could share my spiritual birthday with weakness, fear and trembling all while demonstrating the Spirit's power so their faith wouldn't rest on my wisdom but on God's power. I chose to share my re-birthday and give a very clear gospel presentation by just sharing my testimony. This little situation ended with me finding out that they agreed with what I shared and that he even thought the fact that it was my re-birthday was pretty cool. At that very moment, the workplace environment changed completely for the better and I wouldn't have been able to experience that if I kept my mouth shut. Now, I didn't know where that individual was at and I also know that not all situations will turn out that way, but I know I must chose to trust God with the results every time and continue to use everyday situations to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
All in all, I want to encourage you to share neat opportunities like this with those you are around and come into contact with. If you remember your re-birthday, what I great opportunity to share your testimony with those God puts in your path that day. Remember, "as it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!'"
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