To those searching,
Yesterday I was determined. Determined to eat, and determined not to do it alone. Two days ago I was blown away when someone told me to never go anywhere alone. At first I thought he meant because Waco can be sometimes slightly shady and that he was promoting the 3rd grade buddy system, but then as he elaborated I realized what he truly meant.
We should be constantly reaching out in constant fellowship.
Basically he was implying that if I wanted to reach the nations then I first needed to pour into those around me, take them wherever I go, live life in front of/ and with them in open vulnerability. Isn’t this what Jesus did? He chose to lay down the invitation for 12 people and watched what unfolded.
So that is exactly what I did: I laid down an invitation to some men to see if they wanted to eat lunch with me… and only one person responded. However, equipped with my newly discovered passion, I was not going to let people’s lack of response overshadow the responses of those who did.
Long story short, the one response turned into two, and before I knew it I was sitting down having a delightful lunch with two awesome men. But the story doesn’t stop there...
The lunch slowly turned from catching up to speaking about God (this was never my intention just a great plus). Before I knew it, the three of us were knee deep in talking about Christianity in America, as well as England and other European countries, along with a discussion on some deep theological questions. But the story doesn’t stop here either…
I slowly became aware that as we were talking, other people began listening (not in offense but in curiosity). I could tell that something we were speaking about was pulling on some buried piece of their hearts. It wasn’t more than a few minutes after I noticed that we were being observed, when one of the people who had lived in my dorm last year asked to join our conversation. He instantly and honestly told us his thoughts on religion, and I honestly told him my thoughts against religion also. Ultimately, what started as an invite to a mere lunch had transitioned into a deep and encouraging conversation between four individuals.
People are curious
People are spiritually hungry
People long to find answers to cope with their struggles
People long to be loved
People are asking, searching, and longing for answers
People want to join the conversation
So why don’t we give it to them?
What is so awkward about inviting a person to lunch?
Merely,
Chris Gerac
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:19, Esv
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