Mission Accomplished?

Last week was busy, like it always is. On one of my town runs I had mail for the post office. It was super packed in town and as I glanced at the time I realized that I shouldn't not have picked lunch to do my errands. Traffic was bumper to bumper in the small poorly planned shopping center that the post office is in. I had the letters in hand and window rolled down waiting for the drop box. Pedestrians, indecisive drivers, and overly-kind drivers which were allowing everyone to cut all had me tapping my fingers impatiently. The goal in my head was easy "Get in and get out!" Realizing that all the tension wasn't helping, I let my mind drift to other things. Almost at the drop box my mind was completely absorbed in something else and not the traffic at the post office. I dropped the letters in my lap and leisurely held the wheel in my hands. Next thing you know I was back on the main road heading to my next destination. And that's when this thought slowly crept into my mind. Hmmm, don't really remember putting the mail in the drop box? Hmmm. Then it hit me----Oh no! It's still in my lap!

A little senile here? I mean that was the whole point of going into that mad house to begin with. Mail the letters! While kicking my self for this brainless mistake I pulled a lesson from it.

Once you become a Christian one of the biggest jobs is to 'mail the letters' ie. share the Gospel of Christ with others. This great gift that God gave is not to be hidden but shared.

Simple, right? Wrong.

Once we become citizens of Heaven our allegiance with Satan and our sinful nature has been severed. What use to be home is now a war zone. Our sinful nature, accustom to getting it's own way, fights against everything that's godly. It starts pushing fear, pride and selfishness inside of us at the thought of sharing God with someone. If we conquer 'self', Satan isn't far behind.  He doesn't like this change and thwarts however he can. Distractions are a well played ploy in his cruel game of death. Falling for them, we become completely senseless and the 'mail' drops from our minds. We forget our mission and eagerly move on. But the Holy Spirit starts pricking our hearts and the murky thoughts dissipate. We realize our error and are discouraged at our own failures. God's grace is readily available as we pour our self out and refill with His Love.

And as the great radio host, Paul Harvey, use to say...."The rest of the story"....I still had to mail the letters and got an opportunity later that day. Because of that mornings event, I was focused on the task at hand and didn't repeat my mistake. Just like Christians, God will give us multiple opportunities to share His Mail. If we stay focused and learn from the past we can be well used tools in His Hands.