“Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.” Psalm 66:16

Yesterday, as I was getting dressed, I grabbed a pair of shorts that I hadn’t worn is quite a while. Pulling them on I tried to button them. After sucking in my stomach I succeeded, only to feel very uncomfortable. I had to admit that there was NO way that this was going to work! Facing reality, I resolved to DO something about it and, without hesitation, I boldly ‘cut off’ the button and headed to my wife’s sewing drawer!

In 64 years I have attempted sewing on a button all of about 3 times. I felt strangely exhilarated! I was going to try something NEW! I found needle and thread and got started. Exhilaration soon slid beside frustration as 64 year old eyes, WITH reading glasses ,attempted to thread the needle. 5 minutes later.. success! Now it was time to sew!

When I was a kid my mom bought a ‘Ronco Buttoneer.’ It was a fine gadget that inserted a plastic fastener to anything needing a button. I remembered the excitement as I ran around asking, “who needs a button?” Current research revealed that the ‘Buttoneer,’ as a product, no longer exists! Feeling strangely sad, I ‘harrumphed’ and continued to sew by hand thinking, ‘what is this world coming to?’

When my wife got home, like a little kid, I told her what I had done, about the disappointment in not finding the ‘Ronco’ tool and then I showed her the shorts. Examining my work, she rolled her eyes and said, “You HAVE a ‘Buttoneer!’ It’s ME! Next time ASK…fatty!” HAAAAA she is SO cute!

There are some things best left to people who know what they are doing. Seamstresses sew, teachers teach, preachers spread the Good News… right? Not really!! This golden nugget today illustrates that EVERYONE who knows God should be a PROFESSIONAL in speaking about what God has done for THEM! If Jesus Christ has saved and now lives in YOU, it should be easy and exhilarating to share your experience with others. After all, YOU are an EXPERT in your own experience.

Telling others about what God has done for you requires no special tools and requires no expertise. It is simply an act of the will. And ANYONE can be a storyteller. All it takes is a touch from the Master’s hand and VOILA!!!… we have the ability to sing His praises. But sometimes folks allow their own comfort to cloud their own routine. How sad!

When I got back to reality, I looked inside those same shorts and read the tag… ‘Size 32!’ I haven’t worn a ‘size 32’ in 15 years! I SHOULD have simply thrown them away! Instead, I tried too hard to ‘improve’ something that doesn’t fit ME. When it comes to sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, all I need to do is simply tell MY story! After all… MY story is the one that fits ME the best!