Are You Excited?

So, this past weekend, I was helping orient 60+ mission volunteers from NC/AL to work here in Montgomery at various ministries serving and sharing the gospel. They were enthusiastic and excited. This morning as they headed out, they were "ready for the day". I got to thinking about whether we believers who live in Montgomery are as enthusiastic about "the new day" and sharing our faith with others.

This week, as we pray for our city, pray that the Lord will give you enthusiasm and opportunity to share what Jesus has done in your life. Don't be afraid to do it. God will be with you. He promised. Joshua 1:9 says:" Be determined and confident, don't be discouraged or afraid, for I am with you wherever you go."

Are you going to work today? Why not pray for an opportunity to share with a coworker or pray with them for whatever is heavy on their heart.
Isaiah 40:9 "Go up a high mountain, Zion. Tell the good news! Call out with a loud voice, Jerusalem. Tell the good news! Raise your voice without fear. Tell the cities of Judah: "Here is your God!"

Sitting in the doctors office? Look around you. The people there are needing some help medically, pray for the opportunity to strike up a conversation and share how the Lord can give them peace.
"Cast all your cares on him, for He cares for you." I Peter 5:7

At home with kids? Taking them out to playground or swim? Talk to other parents and ask the Lord for an opportunity to bless them. Like all parents, they can get weary in taking care of their kids.
I Corinthians 1:17 "...... He sent me to tell the good news without using big words that would make the cross of Christ lose its power".

Wherever you are: ask the Lord for trust in Him to give you the right words and to "listen" to what the other person is REALLY saying.

The only way to solve poverty or reduce crime or help schools or bridge racial divides is with a heart change. Pray for that as you are driving around this week.

LOVE MONTGOMERY the way Jesus loves Montgomery and you will see deeper than the surface issues here.
Jeremiah 29:7 "Work for the well-being of the city where I have sent you to and pray to the Lord for this. For if it is well with the city you live in, it will be well with you".