Livin' the life...

Last week I attended a social gathering to celebrate the birthday of a colleague. Whilst there, I spoke to a few people briefly, and eventually settled into a steady conversation with two other persons. After exchanging general questions for a couple minutes, I was shocked by one of the ladies there, as out of nowhere she asked, "Are you a Christian?" Normally.. to be honest, this would not shock me because as most of you would know, I usually wear a wooden cross outside my shirt, so naturally, she could make that deduction. Today however - and for no particular reason - my cross was under my shirt and completely hidden from view!

As her question had me rather intrigued, I replied and then asked what prompted her question. I honestly can not remember all that she said but two things I do recall that she mentioned was that, (a) she had not seen me drink (alcohol) and (b) I didn't at any point pop away for a smoke. She may have also commented on my mannerisms but I am not quite sure.

The point of this little story is that regardless of where you are or what you are doing, persons should be able identify us as Christians, and showpieces of our Lord. That night I don't remember doing anything religious at all, not even the slightest comment, however somehow that girl made the connection!

We must always be cognisant of the FACT that we are God's ambassadors! And trust me - as we have seen from my little example above - people (non-Christians in particular) ARE watching us. They want to see what's the difference between us and them, they are interested in what's so good about our God! When I ponder on this topic, I always remember a nice, albeit childish phrase that states, "God has no hands but our hands, God has no feet but our feet..", i.e. we are God's tools!

So please, this week let's remember that we are ambassadors for our God in everything that we do, from driving, to going out of your way to help someone in need. Below I leave you with the more official, and adult version of the phrase included above..

"God has no hands but our hands to do his work today;
God has no feet but our feet to lead others in his way;
God has no voice but our voice to tell others how he died;
and, God has no help but our help to lead them to his side."

(Some attribute this to Saint Teresa of Avila)

Have a great week and God bless!