Are You Ready?  

She was gruff and unhappy.  Angry curse words flew from her mouth as she spoke on the phone to her friend. It's never easy having to stay in a place to recover from a medical issue.  Her behavior seemed to indicate that she didn't know God or that she possibly didn't even want to have anything to do with Him.  

Behind a curtain next to her, friends came to visit another lady who was also there to recover.  They visited together and then the friends prayed with her before they left.  As they walked past the gruff, unhappy woman to leave, she called out to them.  As they turned toward her, she asked them to pray for her, which they gladly did.  

So many times, we look at someone and come to certain conclusions about them---but we can only see what's on the outside.  We don't know what's going on inside someone's heart or mind.  On the outside, the gruff, unhappy woman didn't seem like she would be interested in prayer, but she was very much open to it...even craved it enough to ask people that she didn't know if they would pray for her.  

As we go through each day, remember that the way someone behaves on the outside may not tell the story of what is really happening on the inside.  Be ready to share Jesus or to pray with all you meet.  They may be longing to hear the good news that you already know.  

The Bible says:

"Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage---with great patience and careful instruction"    

2 Tim. 4:2

Are you ready?  

Look for opportunities to tell others about Jesus wherever you go.  

Perhaps, God has a divine appointment already prepared for you, even today, with someone who needs to know Him or be reminded of His love and care for them.  

"And then he told them, 'Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.' "  Mark 16:15

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