SPEAK!

Today I rode the train to and from Elmhurst.  While I was on the train trying to do my schoolwork, I was reminded strongly of several things:
1. This culture is way too obsessed with appearance.  While good appearances are certainly important, especially for first impressions, worrying about how perfect you look focuses our energy in the wrong direction.  Additionally, I need to be careful not to judge by how people look.
2. Children are precious.  I saw a little girl with her mother, and realized that we truly need to become like little children to enter the kingdom of God.
3. People need the Lord. This cannot be overstated or remembered enough.  Oftentimes as American Christians, we become overly complacent and do not try as hard as we might to let others know about Jesus.  People are so lost , and someone has to tell them about Jesus. 
4. Next time you are given an opportunity to speak about something spiritual, SPEAK! Don't keep silent about what you know to be the truth .  Sometimes we are afraid to speak out, but what is there to fear?  We are not to fear men, who kill the body (highly unlikely in America to be killed for Christianity), but to fear God.
Therefore:
Tell the world about Jesus.  Speak out.  Don't be silent.  There are people out there walking in darkness.  Let them see the light!