Be Available

“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” – 1 Peter 3:15 I’ve had many Kingdom ambassadors cross my path during the course of my life, but perhaps none stand out as much as a couple of neighbors who simply made themselves available to me and my family during an important season of life. When I was fifteen, there was a guy who lived to the right of us who was a Christian, and he taught me to build things, to use tools, and even to locksmith. However, he warned me sternly not to go to the Meachum’s house, even though they lived right behind us. While they, too, were Christian people, they were pentecostal and were thus perceived by this

“For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.”  – 2 Corinthians 8:12 I want you to stop feeling like you have to do big things for God in order to have a big impact. You see, the really cool thing about being a Christian is that the Holy Spirit living within you multiplies whatever you do and brings His power to it. What He needs from you is simply availability.  When I moved with my Mom and family to Oklahoma during my teenage years, we weren’t really going to church a lot. We were all believers, but our spiritual life was kind of stagnant. Thankfully, there was an older couple named the Meechums who lived in the house behind ours. They were super-nice Christian people, and they were full of the Holy Spirit. My sister