WHY TO MAKE YOUR TIME COUNT (EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO)

I'm a navy man, living in an Air Force town for one year where I don't have any close friendships while I am doing grad school (Air Command and Staff College-ACSC). While I will likely only be here another seven months or so, its hard not to see my time here as very temporary and therefore not worth the investment of my time and effort to build new relationships.  

Earlier this week I was thinking this way but also realized that I will regret not making my time here count; I thought about how it would be a waste to just "get through" the next seven months. Then I remembered that the Bible tells us to "practice hospitality" (Hebrews 13:2, I Peter 4:9, Romans 12:13) and I realized that inviting people over for dinner was one small but very easy way that I could spend some of my time her to try to share the love of Christ with those around me. 

So that is what I did; I invited some people from school over for dinner, took a moment to pray that God would use the time for his purposes and not just a fun evening with friends and began preparing a meal. Dinner was good and the evening was enjoyed by all. While I did pray for the meal before we ate, that was about the only spiritual thing that happened that night. I maybe wrong, but I think that is ok. I'm in prayer for those people to be drawn to see their need for the Lord and come to repentance.  While it maybe a small thing, practicing hospitality was an act of obedience for me that I will endeavor to repeat.   

So what about you? Have you been looking for a way to connect with other people in your life (either believers or non-believers)? Perhaps inviting people over for dinner or even just coffee is one step you can take in that direction.  

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