I've hated peanut butter for forever... well Ryan asks me to try it (for the 185th time) & I made a disgusted face & then realized it wasn't bad at all. I'd just had my mind set that I didn't like it so I avoided it for years.
Now I know you're thinking, why is she talking about her peanut butter-less life? I'm talking about it because the more I thought about how stupid I'd been for making a huge deal every time someone offered me a Reece cup, it reminded me how lost people go around with their minds set that they are okay with living the way they do & will ignore anyone who offers them a little Jesus. They go around without the Good News, without a Savior, without a purpose.
So, I also thought about Ryans role in this as well as the peanut butters role.. He was very persistent in getting me to try his precious peanut butter. He didn't ask me 50 times in one day, but every time he had some he would offer me a bite. As Christians, we should be persistent in offering Jesus to Lost people. Not shoving it down their throat, but by inviting them to church every Sunday or sharing what He has done in your life with others.
You may not get my analogy, but it makes sense to me. Okay, I'm not saying peanut butter is the greatest thing ever, but a relationship with Jesus is. & if someone would just try Him out, they wouldn't turn Him down like they had been for years. They'd take that spoon full of Jesus & savor it for the rest of their days
Now I know you're thinking, why is she talking about her peanut butter-less life? I'm talking about it because the more I thought about how stupid I'd been for making a huge deal every time someone offered me a Reece cup, it reminded me how lost people go around with their minds set that they are okay with living the way they do & will ignore anyone who offers them a little Jesus. They go around without the Good News, without a Savior, without a purpose.
So, I also thought about Ryans role in this as well as the peanut butters role.. He was very persistent in getting me to try his precious peanut butter. He didn't ask me 50 times in one day, but every time he had some he would offer me a bite. As Christians, we should be persistent in offering Jesus to Lost people. Not shoving it down their throat, but by inviting them to church every Sunday or sharing what He has done in your life with others.
You may not get my analogy, but it makes sense to me. Okay, I'm not saying peanut butter is the greatest thing ever, but a relationship with Jesus is. & if someone would just try Him out, they wouldn't turn Him down like they had been for years. They'd take that spoon full of Jesus & savor it for the rest of their days
