Deadlines

So I guess my assignment that's due on Monday has been at the forefront of my mind for the past week. Honestly, most conversations that I've had been with my friends recently have been about how much they've done, which countries they're researching and blah blah blah.. And I just keep procrastinating (mostly watching tv) through it all, thinking that I can put it off for an hour because I've still got 3 days left.

I don't know about you guys, but my attitude towards evangelism is a lot like that most of the time. I know that I should talk to my friends about deeper things at least once in a while, and I shouldn't back down from having conversations when they happen, but I just don't. I keep saying to myself that it's not the right time, and we'll probably have lots of time left in the future.

But what I tend to forget is that we actually don't have eternity to evangelise. There is a deadline looming, we just don't know when it is. I always think that they'll still be next week, or next month, or next year... The thing is, depressing as it sounds, that might not be true. And it's not like there's ever going to be a perfect time to talk to people.

On the upside, I'm so happy that it's not circumstances that change a heart. It's not even what we say. It's God. Even if we say something slightly dodgy, or they're completely distracted, it's all right because God's got it sorted.

V