“Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.” Isaiah 45:22

Yesterday was gym day. As soon as we got in the door, Katie got right after it, jumping on the stationary bikey-skiing contraption. Me? I began doing what I normally do, which is to avoid as much of a workout as I can… USUALLY by talking to people. A woman was sitting there with a T-shirt that said, “Skid-Row”. Remarking to someone standing by, that my laziness COULDN’T be as bad as ‘her shirt’ opened up a good conversation… AND a learning experience.

On the surface I thought it strange she was advertising such a lifestyle choice! How was ‘I’ to know that ‘Skid Row’ was a ‘metal band?’ Informing her that I grew up listening to ‘Elvis,’ and even ‘The Archies’, our jovial conversation moved all over the place. I was enjoying the conversation, trying to remember from our previous Bible Study that “interested is interesting.” Conversation was going well, that is, until I asked THE WRONG QUESTION!

Katie calls me a hammer. So I didn’t think ANYTHING about it when my question blurted out, “So… do you go to church anywhere?” Her reaction was as if I hit her with an 8 pound sledge! Conversation stopped faster than tires on pavement before a baby in the middle of the road! And just like that… it was OVER! What I wanted was a Do-Over!

I write this now as a reminder that not everybody has a great love for God like I do. Being one of His kids is better than being born a Gates, Trump or Rockefeller! Why WOULDN’T someone want to be that blessed and wealthy? But trying to understand that question would take longer than trying to figure out why Jesus created sloths! Because even HE can’t appreciate men’s decision of rejection.

Mankind is drowning in a sea of bad choices. BY CHOICE! God uses this verse like a BANG of a gun to get our attention. Which is a good way to remember where it IS! IS. 45:22, the .45 and the .22 being the most popular, largest and smallest, bullets shot today. God fires it over our heads to get our attention! “TURN TO ME AND BE SAVED!” Sadly, most people, like Skid Row, start splashing in the OTHER direction.

So note to self… not everyone shares your same interests, so don’t ASSUME they’ll take an interest in yours! So BE SURE to ask the RIGHT questions! Just wait until NEXT TIME!

Are you working on becoming an interesting disciple by becoming interested?