don't be slow

God has made it pretty clear that the next step in my journey with Him is being a better witness to my friends. sometimes, i'm so caught up in trying to not make an awkward moment that i forget how badly they need to hear about Jesus and how He can turn their world right side up. 

i know God wanted me to hear the sermon on Sunday because, even though i overslept, He woke me up with a text message, giving me just enough time to scurry around getting ready and only getting to church about 7 minutes late. He talked about Matthew 9:35-38.

Matthew 9:37-"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few."

"The harvest is plentiful" : there are TONS of people ready to hear the gospel and give their lives to Christ. not only do they need to, but they are actually ready to.

"but the workers are few." : here's where we come in. there are 3 things this could mean

1) Christians are working really hard, but there just aren't enough of us and too many of them.

2) all Christians are laboring, but at a really slow pace. (you know you are in this category if it takes a year for someone to even ask you about church)

3) few Christians are actually "joining the labor of harvesting souls"

which one are you?

if we are being completely honest here, i'd have to say that i'm in category #2, and that's not okay with me. 

i realized today how quickly people come and go out of my life. i don't have that much time with each person. friday night, i was told that the girl across from me moved out. just like that. i knew some people were moving around, but we were all gonna stay on this hall, but this girl moved all the way to the other side of campus. i may never see her again unless our paths happen to cross randomly, and what lasting effect did i leave on her life? none. that's not okay. 

i wish i could end on a happier note, but that's all i've got for now. let's go harvest some souls..they're ready!