Note to Self... Rock Your Face Off

This book keeps rocking my face off...

"Dear Self, 

You are familiar with these verses, and you tend to focus on the command to “make disciples,” which is only appropriate. But consider for a moment this assumed idea of “going.” Disciples are made as you are going. If you want to be useful to God, you will need to be the person who moves first. You have to take the initiative to move toward the people God has put into your life and the people God has sent you to. Most will not come to your church’s worship gathering, most will not seek out your advice, and most will not strike up a conversation with you. You will have to go to them. Your reasons for not initiating are legion. You do not want to be that intrusive person who invites himself into someone else’s life. You do not want to be rejected. You want things to happen naturally, and “initiating” sounds like a sales pitch. Yet, the assumption is that as a disciple you are already going—taking the first steps to reach out to those around you. What you are neglecting is the normative behavior of disciples. God has placed you in a unique context and equipped you in a unique way to be the one who reaches out to those in need—this means those who need encouragement as well as those who need correction. And this includes those who do not know Jesus, as well as his disciples, those who are apparently healthy, and those who are obviously hurting. You will have more opportunities to initiate than you can take, but you are likely to take fewer than you should. Look around yourself. God is giving you chances to act... "

Need to remember this every time I'm at the local high school lunches.