Saturday, January 14, 2012
My name is Tracie Hawkins, and I'm a Pinterest Addict.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
I "Suck" at Sharing Jesus
Before you all get your panties in a wad about my choice of
language, let me explain. Yesterday I met a
girl at a pizza restaurant. We both had
our three kids with us, all around the same age, so we had plenty to talk
about. In the discussion I learned she
sells vacuum cleaners. She’s one of
those folks who goes to homes to give a demo on the machine and to show you
just how dirty your house is without said machine. Lots of times when I meet these people I
immediately try to get away because it’s just too hard to think of an excuse
for them to not come to my house. I’ve
used the following: I don’t have pet hair in my house, we have hardwood
throughout, or I’m ok with dust. Believe
me; they have an answer for everything- basically one should never live without
this vacuum. But yesterday was
different. This chick casually mentioned
the vacuum thing, and as I started to automatically tense up, I began to
realize she wasn’t really trying to push one on me. Instead, we carried on the conversation and
just got to know each other. By the end
of dinner, I had not only made a new friend, but I also was a little bit
interested in learning more about this vacuum cleaner. Hey, I might even let her come show me just how
much dust is in my mattress!
On the drive home I started thinking about how all this
kind of relates to sharing Christ with others.
What’s our hang up? In my Bible
study group, we just started reading Francis Chan’s book, Crazy Love. In the first
chapter, he talks about the “Awe Factor” of God’s creation. If we just stop and LOOK around us, we should
be amazed! For me, I think I just take
His creation, His love, His forgiveness, His grace, all for granted! I should be telling everyone I meet about
HIM! If this girl I never met before can
slip a vacuum cleaner into a conversation, why can’t I talk about my
Savior? Is it because I’m afraid that
people will perceive me the same way I see vacuum cleaner salesmen? Will they think I’m too pushy? Will they tell me no? But see, she wasn’t pushy. She took the time to get to know me before
even bringing up her profession. And
guess what else; I don’t think she will drop over dead if I tell her no! She will go on about her life, being
confident, that she has the answer to our household dust mite crisis. And that maybe, she will save at least a few
homes along the way.
Check out this video- The Awe Factor
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