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When God Laughs...At Me! In the past, I haven’t been so proactive about sharing my faith. If provoked, I share multitudes of wisdom on a variety of topics and have never been completely shy about witnessing. I, however, am not the “walk-up-to-a-stranger-and-give-them-the-good-news” junkie. Frankly, those kind of people have always made me a tad bit uncomfortable. However, my church recently created a new logo and cool cards featuring our service times and contact numbers. I thought, “I wouldn’t be ashamed to pass these out.” So I’ve started doing it. When someone asks about my church—cha-ching! I’m whipping out the card with the neato map and sharing how wonderful our church is before you can say, “Super soul-winner.” Except…I’m sitting in the drive thru of Long John Silvers and thinking, “Okay, I should start giving random people cards, too. I’ll try this, God.” So I give the guy my money, get my drink, get my change, give him a smile and a card and say, “Here’s a card to my church. Have a nice night.” I drive away feeling a bit pleased with my witnessin’ self. As I pull into my driveway, craving those chicken planks and the little crunchies like a big dawg, I reach over to grab my drink and bag—and it is gone! Gone, I tell you! I check under the seats and rustle around in the back. No bag. Then it hit me. I had driven off without my food! Don’t you love it when you know without a doubt that God is laughing at you? I mean really belly laughing, not just snickering. I will try to remember my food the next time I attempt to be a super soul-winner. I am not the Apostle Paul yet, but at least I’m trying.
ninetyandnine.com © 2003, Jaime McGarvey --------- Jaime McGarvey passes out her church cards throughout mid-Missouri fast food restaurants. As a result of her efforts, three chicken planks and a French fry have come to the Lord. |
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