In this letter to the Galatians, Paul reminds them that he became as much like them as possible without violating his conscience. In our words today, we would probably say that he spent time making friends and building a bridge of confidence so that they would be more willing to listen to him. As the saying goes “people have to know you care before they care what you know”. As it turns out, Paul got to spend quite a bit of time in southern Galatia because of his sickness that he developed. This may have been the beginning of what Paul later referred to as “a thorn in the flesh”. It was very possibly a severe eye disease causing some amount of pain and facial dis-figuration. Paul implies that it might have made some of the people treat him badly and others would have plucked out their own eye and given it to him. But Paul pushes on and asks them the same questions we must ask ourselves and others today. Does our telling you the truth make us your enemy? Or once you know and understand the truth, does it make any sense to turn away from it? Just as Paul did, we have to get the people to understand that our witnessing to them is not because we feel that we are better or more holy than they are. It is because Jesus died for all of us simply because He loved us enough to do that for us. And His love for us requires us to show that same love to others.
“The Gospel has come to you because it’s on its way to someone else.” -Anonymous
Post 01-09-2018
Morning Meds (Take 1 each Morning with all the Prayer You Need) 
The tendency of people to recoilis why I am better teaching a class rather than one on one evangelism. But Douglas is the exact opposite. He is really great at getting people to discuss their faith or lack thereof without anyone taking offense.
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God has given each of us a talent, a gift that we are expected to use for the growth of His Kingdom. To realize it and use it for that purpose brings a joy and peace the world can never know.
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