"If the Preacher Will Burn, Others Will Come to See the Fire"

Whenever we see others doing something with a bunch of passion what does that usually do? That causes curiosity. All of a sudden, we kind of stop to see what is going on exactly. Why is this person so on fire for whatever it is that they're on fire for.

Well, we shouldn't be any different for our fire for God. If we aren't stoked about God or about what He has done in our lives how can we expect anyone else to be? If we aren't just so on fire and passionate about what our Saviour did for us, how can we expect Non-Christians to ever be? If they pass by you or I, will they just continue walking by and live their life as though they had never passed us by? OR, will they pass us by and say, "What in the heck is going on in this person's life that they are so happy all the time. Why are they so passionate about God? I gotta check this out." I don't know about you, but I live my life trying to do the latter.
I have been to places before where people who I have known for a couple months have literally asked me, "Why are you so different than me. What do you know that I don't." I always reply, "It's not what I know. It's WHO I know. Let me tell you about them." People are always searching, always curious. Opportunities like this are an amazing way to witness or invite people to Church.

IN fact, let me share some experiences with you.

Probably one of the crazier experiences I've had with this is a visit to Starbucks about three months or so ago. It was around 10am so there weren't that many people there. I had just finished ordering my drink and had a big smile on my face just because I'm always a cheery person. There was only one other person in the store and it was the lady behind me who was ordering her drink (A Caramel Macchiatto if I remember correctly). I was just standing there and the lady (about 31) turns to me and says, "You are different. I can tell there is just something different about you. I can't put my finger on it, but there's just something." I grabbed my drink, pulled her to the side, and told her the reason I must've been different is because of Christ. I pulled out a card, gave it to her and she said she would check it out. Well, about a week ago, I see her again and I was like ooooooh, snap. She tells me, "Hey, I went to this church you told me about. Guess what? I'm different too now." I haven't seen her again, I haven't ever gotten her name, but you know what she saw the fire in me.. and was curious.

This next one happened in a hair salon about two or so years ago. I was sitting there getting my hair done and I saw this lady there. I started talking to her and invited her to the church that I was going to at that time. She seemed really interested and extremely curious probably because when I talk about God, I tend to get rather excited. She told me she'd go check it out and I didn't see her for a while. Well, I saw her about five months later and she told me, "I didn't check out the church you gave me the card for, but I felt like I needed to get my life back on track and went to this church called Flamingo Road Church. I love it there, everyone and everything is so amazing. Thank you so much for inviting me." I see her all the time now at Starbucks or back in that hair place, and everytime she thanks me for inviting her to go to church. I'd mention her name but she is pretty darn involved in FRC and some of you reading my blog might even know her. She shows me everytime, the card that I gave her to go to church because she has it in her wallet. Not only that but everytime I see her, she's picking up some different family member to go to church.

Just remember what Wesley L. Duewel said in "Ablaze for God." If the preacher will burn, others will come to see the fire.

I am a firm believer in that.