A fish

First off I was going to write about this on Friday night but decided to just relax do my bible study and read my magazines that I was behind on. In doing this I came to a little paragraph an Article called “Leading by Social Network”. Now it went into a bunch of ways next generation leaders are doing ministry. What happened was crazy, I went to this site only to find the topic for the day, to be exactly what I was going to write about. You will see an exert from this below. Check it out. Also church could pertained to this in Christians being the light of the world.
One night a few weeks ago I ended up having a random conversation with some random people at Granite City while have a quick dinner. While sitting there watching a tennis match on TV I some how got a conversation going with this girl about Christ and that I was a Christian. What I thought was a going to be a good conversation quickly turned not so good. As what was stated as Christians are those people with the Fish on the back of their cars who drive crazy and cut you off and won’t let you in. Next thing I know the bartender joins in also ( I was sitting at the bar eating my dinner as I usually do when I run in by myself). Now, not really a good thing as I am becoming pinned here. Well, I manage to turn it away from that and lead them to an understanding that not all Christians are like that and that we all make mistakes and in fact that is why I don’t even have a fish on the back of my car. Side track, this leads me to think this is funny from the site above.
“. Can your kids revoke your fish if you drive like a maniac? If you cut someone off or swear at someone in the church parking lot, can they say, "Pull over mom, I'm gonna need to put that fish in the glove compartment for a few days."”
It is so true as a Christian I feel that I can be really hypocritical at times as no one sees me get mad or annoyed or the things I say, want to say, or even think about that person that just cut me off or is driving really slow or even flies by me going way over the speed limit. This verse strikes me and makes me think about when I speed or am driving. Rom. 2:15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. 16 And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life.
This story also goes with church this weekend in Matt. 5: 14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
How I act is exactly what others see and like my pastor says this weekend when I am careless the light goes out (or gets covered up) and the world gets a little bit darker.
Back to the story though, I don’t ever know what happened to that girl or the bartender but by the end of the night I think I had finally convinced at least the girl to give Church and Christ a try and she sounded if she would visit Willow Creek in Chicago where she was from as there was one fairly close.
All in all this really made me think about the impact I can have for Christ without evening knowing it just by my actions.