Someone asked me recently how many schools I attended, since I grew up in a military household. I told them that I had gone to 3 elementary schools, 2 junior high schools and 1 high school. I cannot remember every one of the teachers I had, but one stands out. Coach Sisk was my 8th grade history teacher. He also coached basketball. I tried out for the team but did not make it, but that did not give me a bad opinion about Coach Sisk. The one thing that he did that made him memorable was that he took an interest in me, He listened and even as a thirteen-year-old, I could tell that he genuinely cared.
Coach Sisk did not have to do great things in order to be memorable and to make a difference. It was the little things; he did every day that made a difference. As Christians, God has called us to be His witnesses. It is not the big things that we do as Christ’s witnesses that will make the difference but the little things we do every day.
If we take an interest in people, if we truly listen to them. If we can demonstrate that we really care about people, we can make a difference in their lives and we can tell them about Jesus. It is often said, people do not care how much you know until they know how much you care. We can demonstrate care and share Jesus. This is everyone’s responsibility. Elton Trueblood said, “Evangelism is not a professional job for a few trained men but is instead the unrelenting responsibility of every person who belongs to the company of Jesus.” What little things are you doing to help others know Jesus.
