I was never a morning person. Just ask my Mom!! As a teenager I would go to bed very late after watching the Honeymooners at 11:30 p.m. and during the summer months I would wake up after 12 Noon! My Mom will definitely testify to you all that it was very challenging waking me up, especially to go to school. I missed the bus a lot mainly because I couldn't wake up and found myself walking to school especially High School. The one thing that did annoy me in the morning was when my Mom would turn my light on. It meant the day was starting and I had to get my butt in gear, get in the shower, get dressed, eat breakfast and hopefully not miss the bus. But that light switch coming on!! Man, I hated it when my Mom turned the switch on. If I had my way back in High School, I wish I would have had someone implant a smart chip in my brain so I could miss having to sit in class. I was not a great student and struggled, but I am proud to say I am a College graduate by the grace of God!
No, this blog is no about my early morning bad habits as a teenager, When I started having children I learned very quickly that babies don't care what time it is. When they need a diaper change and need to be fed they are not concerned about the time of day. When they are crying they need Mommy & Daddy to get out of bed and help them. Life does not revolve around your time schedule but theirs. I quickly learned how to be a morning person and not a night owl like I used to be. I have no regrets! Now I am up at 4:15 a.m. opening a restaurant. Go figure! My family is still in shock over that one! This blog is about a conference I attended on September 16, 2 weeks ago called E3. A conference on how to effectively share your faith!
I have always enjoyed sharing the gospel with people but to be quite honest, I actually have always felt more comfortable sharing with 1800 people in a church or even with 100+ kids than one on one. I was taught Evangelism Explosion which is now called Everyday Evangelism in my twenties and during altar calls at SGT I used a tool called the "Evangecube" which was a visual prop that looks like a Rubik's Cube. It is not only for kids but for adults as well. I also have used another technique for kids called the "Wordless Book" which is a book using the colors Black, Red, White, Green and God which represent sin, Jesus shedding His blood, our sins becoming clean as snow, growing in God and heaven as a free gift. This conference was an all day event at Church on the Sound that many from my church and I enjoyed. What really challenged me was something very simple. Sharing your testimony in 15 seconds. As a New Yorker and like many who live here, we never have time. Everyone is always running around like chickens with our heads off. We are always in a hurry and truthfully, people don't have time. A light came on in my life for two reasons...One...It gave me a burden for people who are lost and two...it gave me tools on how I can share the gospel with people.
Not only on Long Island, in New York or in the United States, people are lost. I use a prayer guide every morning to pray for or world ironically called "Operation World." I recently read about an Island called Sumatra. It is known as the least evangelized island in the entire world. It is located near Indonesia. It breaks my heart that there are people living on that island who have never heard the name of Jesus...not even as a curse word. Very sad, but that motivates me to get in gear and get to work for Jesus. It has to start with me!
If you have a personal relationship to Jesus Christ, I pray for you that a light comes on in your life and you get motivated to share your faith with people. It could be at home, with a neighbor or on your job. We can't sit still and expect others to do it. Matthew 28:19-20 is for every believer!!
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
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