WHAT TIME IS IT?

We have a tradition at WinShape Camps of announcing upcoming events. Someone yells, “It’s Game Time in the WinShape Nation”, and everyone yells, “HOW!”, and starts jumping up and down in excitement. At WinShape, “How!”, means that something exciting is about to happen, or we like what we hear. Sometimes we may say “It’s Laundry Time in the WinShape Nation.” It’s the same thing—everybody yells back “HOW!”, and jumps up and down in excitement (some may be feigning it, in this case). You get the idea-- it’s all about the attitude of presentation. Expressed enthusiasm usually draws enthusiasm in return.

Think about the way a Christian shares his or her faith. We all have our way of doing it. To me, it needs to be seen by example first, and then words have more meaning. When you think about it, we are saying some pretty unbelievable things about our Lord and Savior.
Things of faith sound mystical to many people. Many have to see things to believe them. Missouri is not the “Show Me State” for nothing. If someone sees Christ making a great difference in our own lives, it makes our words to them about the state of their salvation more meaningful. Because of what Jesus did for us at Calvary, we can wake up every morning with a choice. Christians are supposed to be choosing love over hatred, peace over contempt, kindness over rejection, goodness over dishonesty, faithfulness over giving up, gentleness over force, self-control over impetuousness, joy regardless of the circumstances, and patience in the midst of obstacles in our way. When we show these things in our own lives, people will know that we are happy and self-assured. Everybody wants that, and seeing the expressed enthusiasm we have for the Lord in our lives, will make them want that as well.

Try yelling out to yourself sometimes, “What Time is It?”, and then answer yourself by saying “It’s Tax Time in Your Family Nation!”, and see if your attitude towards this yearly obstacle changes a little. That might be a stretch, but hey, you never know until you try something.

Ecclesiastes 3:1