I recently discovered that it definitely does matter the influence you are under, don’t get me wrong I enjoy a beer now and then but the other night myself and a friend found ourselves in the strangest situation ever.
My friend and I consider ourselves Evangelists, if you want to put a title on it, but it;s nothing intense, we usually just go out into the City to relax and end up talking and praying with people who God leads us to or He leads them to us.
The other night we met in the City and decided to have some beers, one turned into two and because we aren’t hardcore drinkers we felt a little “loose” if you can even call it that. Even though we felt that way we still wanted to be there to be God encounters for people as we are socializing.
It was strange to me that every person we spoke was so angry and bitter towards us, it didn’t make sense, we weren’t causing trouble, we were just having fun, but still people gave us the cold shoulder, which never happens.
God then dropped something in my spirit, He said, “What influence are you under?” It hit me, in all the fun and walking around we had totally forgotten about why we were even there, for Jesus.
It’s so funny how a healthy mindset speaks volumes. All it took was one night where we forgot to put Jesus first and did not let him influence our conversations. There are two things I learnt from that night which will stick with me forever.
- Allow room for Jesus.
I know it might sound stupid and spiritual but it’s actually so practical, we forget that Jesus is with us no matter how dark your environment may be. Allow room for him.
- Don’t stop having fun.
This might sound a bit confusing but when we realised that everyone was angry we left angrily. Instead we should have stayed and changed the environment we were in. When you allow room for Jesus, your conversations will be life-changing, thus allowing you to enjoy your night out.
Whether you believe it or not God knows your beginning and your end. We have to allow Him to speak into our current situations so he can use us/you for something far greater.
Don’t be the reason you have a bad night out.