A lot of you probably know this song already.  Brandon Heath's "Give Me Your Eyes."  On hearing it the first couple of times, I thought awe, that's a cool song.  But it has such a good meaning to it!  

I think that one of the main ways Christians can reach out to other non believers is just by living their lives as an example.  Being "different from the norm," as we've all heard.  You've also always heard that this entails "being good."  Not doing bad things.  That means you're different.  I have a slight problem with this statement.  Don't get me wrong.  We shouldn't do "bad things,"  but that is not all!  Christians get so caught up in rules and regulations.  "This is bad.  Don't do this, don't do that."  That's not what it's about!  

We draw a line.  One side of the line contains the "bad things" we COULD be doing.  On the other side are the things we should be doing.  Christians love to just plant themselves and get 

comfortable ON the line.  We're not bad but we're kinda just chillin.  Cruising through life.  We should all be extremely bothered by this.  But we're not because we justify ourselves by saying "Well, we could be worse."  False!  We are no better than anyone else...just needed to get that out there.  We need to get over that line.  And this means we have to do 2 things that most Americans don't like to do.  

1) We have to put forth EFFORT!

2) We have to get out of our comfort zones!

No one wants to work and everyone likes to be comfortable.  Opportunities come up for Christians to try to make a difference in someone's life or I'll even go as far as saying opportunities to go on missions or other similar trips.  To do that requires stepping out of your comfort zone and making effort.  It doesn't just fall into your lap.  You have to GO FOR IT! People justify it by saying "I just don't feel called to go or I don't think that's God telling me too.  It's just in my head."  Wrong.  We should jump at opportunities to serve!  And guess what!  (Here's the good part)  If we're not supposed to be there, God won't let it happen!  He'll close the door!  It works!  Trust Him!  The fact is, everyone is called for the harvest.  To reach others and tell them about how much God loves them and what Jesus did for them on the cross.  Can you imagine your life NOT knowing about Jesus???  Think about that for a second.  No purpose.  No goal.  When you die, your body becomes fertilizer.  Can you even imagine!?!  I can't.  

Anyways, I got off on a little tangent there.  But back to the song and my main point.  The main way to reach out to others here is through our lives and our actions.  But here's the catch.  There's nothing, NOTHING we can do.  The only way God's glory is going to shine through and the only way He will be revealed is if we somehow attempt to really view the world through God's eyes.  Stop judging people at first glance.  Even the ones you've never met and never will meet.  It's only then that we'll be able to do God's mission for us successfully.  It's only then that people will see the love of God.  We have to view them like God does...as if He were walking in physical presence beside us.  So in the end, it's not about lines or "bad things" and "good things."  It's not about mission trips and getting your good deeds in the for the day.  It all comes down to viewing the world from a new perspective and showing the world God's love.  Just loving people. :]

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