Don't Drop the Ball.

For awhile now, God has been laying something on my heart that I just cant seem to shake.

Before I get into what that is, let me ask a simple question...

Who likes to be let down?

Anyone?

Does anyone deep down enjoy the feeling you get in your stomach when it feels as if all the butterflies have died, and the person you thought you could count on the most does something that seems to be totally out of character, and it leaves you wiped out on the floor,

looking at them like, what just happened?

You were suppose to have my back.

I trusted you. I counted on you. I would have had yours.

I’m going to take a wild guess and assume that no one likes how that feels.
I also have a feeling that as unfortunate as it is, all of us have experienced it.

Whether it be big or small, or it came from a close friend, significant other, family member, someone you looked up to, or even just a situation that happened, we have all experienced it.

It could be something as simple as your best friend not inviting you to a group hang out, or maybe your special someone has given up putting effort into your relationship. Maybe you didn’t get the grade you worked so hard for, or you never got the call back on that job. Maybe it’s as something as devastating as a parent walking out on your family, or a best friend stabbing you in the back.

Let down is inevitable.

God is LITERALLY the one who will never let you down.

Now…. Onto what God has been dealing with me on…

I was siting in Sunday School Class and our assistant Pastor was teaching on the importance of studying the Word of God. He was saying how there are going to be people who are going to approach us and have sincere interest and genuine questions about God and the truth, and will be looking to us for answers. When that time comes, we need to be ready.

The next thing he said hit me SO hard, and honestly felt like it knocked the wind out of me a bit.

“Don’t drop the ball.”

That’s all he said.

Simple right? But this statement seriously impacted me so much!

Suddenly all I could think about were recent situations where people I trusted, confided in, and opened my heart up to, turned on me, hurt me, and let me down in ways I wouldn’t have thought they ever could. The shattering realization of thinking something was strong and unbreakable, when actually it was.

And it made me think…

Maybe this mind-blowing pain and feeling like I had the rug ripped out from under my feet was for this very moment;  so that I could REALLY feel and understand what it felt like to have someone drop the ball on me.

But guys, this was SO MUCH WORSE!

Think about it – this was not just a friend letting me down –

this was ME letting down a LOST SOUL.

A lost soul who was depending on me for an answer that could be vital to their Salvation!

Not just a temporary pain here on earth, but an eternal suffering, pain, and torture; because I wasn’t ready.

Because I wasn’t read up, prayed up, hadn't fasted, wasn't in tune with the spirit of God to know what to speak or how to act. Because I was so caught up in myself, my issues, my plans, ME, ME, ME. To the point that I haven’t been using my time, energy, resources, or focus to prepare myself to be ready and on guard for when it was time to step up and reach out to someone who was genuinely hungry and searching for God.

I know this may seem a little dramatic and like a lot to grasp from such a simple statement, but the thought of this happening shook my very core.

I don’t want to be so caught up in myself, that I totally miss the opportunity to reach someone who needs Jesus.

I don’t want to drop the ball. Not when that much is at stake.

I encourage you today; to focus in on things that are going to have eternal value.

I am in no way trying to downplay education, careers, relationships, etc … but it's easy to forget that we are not going to be able to take any of it when the trumpet sounds.

However- souls – souls we can!!

BUT – we’re not going to reach them by being passive and experiencing moves of God every Sunday and Wednesday. Being a soul winner is going to take more than regular church attendance.

It’s going to take daily consecrated fervent prayer. Its going to take studying and knowing the Word of God and what you believe, long before you are confronted with questions from an unbeliever. Its going to take pushing away your plate and showing God that His power being able to freely flow through you is more important than feeding your flesh.

You CAN do it! Its NOT too late.

God can restore a passion and love for Him & lost souls.

He can give you an anguish so strong for the lost, that it will push you out of your comfort zone to reach them.

He can help you hunger to read His word, and thirst for His Spirit daily.

I’m right there with you, fighting. 

Fighting to push aside things and situations that fight for my attention every day – so that when someone who is lost and looking for God crosses my path, I don’t drop the ball. 

God Bless Friends <3 :)