Thought for today - 07/21/2013

READY AND WILLING
"You don't need to have all the answers to every theological question. You don't have to master a polished gospel presentation that you mechanically recite whether people want to hear it or not. You don't have to pretend you're the next Billy Graham. All you have to do is authentically follow Christ in your own life and ask him to ambush you with opportunities, then trust that he's going to use you in spite of (and sometimes even because of) your shortcomings, foibles, and quirks.

"Simply put, our role is this: to be ready and willing -- because God is always able. After all, he is the great evangelist; we're merely the tools that he uses to fulfill his mission of redeeming the world, one individual at a time."
- Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg in The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk with People about Jesus