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Southeast Christian Church

Aug 4, 2022

When we ask people how they are nowadays, the answer we often get is “busy”. We love to fill our schedules up to where we are on the go at all times that we are awake during our day. But are you busy to the point that you aren't noticing the people and opportunities that God is putting in your path that you are meant to step into? If someone wants to ask you a question about your faith and why you believe in Jesus, are you penciling them into your calendar for a 15-minute time slot sometime next week or are you making yourself available in those moments to invest in people?

We know from Scripture that Priscilla and Aquila were tent makers by profession, and also likely had lots of other tasks that kept their days pretty busy, but they didn’t let this get in the way of their ministry and their marriage being on mission. They were a couple that made their home, their schedules, and their lives available for whatever God had planned. Even if it wasn’t what they had planned originally. Their availability to whatever or whoever God put in their path was one of the reasons that they were able to make such a lasting impact on so many people. They put their marriage on mission by being available to meet the needs of those around them.

Our prayer would be that we would be a community where if there's a ministry being led well in the city, we just go and support that. We ask what are your needs? How can we help you? You need supplies? We've got it! You need volunteers? Let's get them! The Church will look more like Jesus Christ when we see a need and make ourselves available to meet it, even when it’s not easy or convenient.

Discussion/Reflection Questions: Have you been too busy lately to make yourself available to the needs of the people around you? What do you need to do to change your availability?

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