I Wasn't Prepared

Matthew 22:12
​And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

I thought of that verse today and share a little story with you about not being prepared and being speechless. 

We had some long highway travel today and when we reached our destination I went on a lot of witness walks through some stores.  I put out and shared a lot of gospel cards and after going through many stores, I was at the checkout and offered the woman a gospel card and was surprised it was a spanish one.  I said 'Oh, hold on, let me get you an English one'.  She smiled and waited as I looked in my gospel holder pocket and was speechless...I had none. I'd given them all away and I felt a hot shame come over me for not checking and being prepared.  I looked up and smiled and said 'I gave all my English ones away, do you speak Spanish?'  (We're in an area that's almost all Spanish people.) She said 'No but I'll take that and use Google translate', holding her hand out for me to give it to her. (She seemed like she really wanted it.) I felt horrible about the whole thing, thankful that she's smart enough to know how to translate it but still kicking myself for not being aware and better prepared. It made me think of this....

Matthew 25:7-10 
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

I was foolish to not check my stash of cards after going through so many and I don't want to be caught like that again.

Spanish cards only.

English and Spanish, ready to go.

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Always be ready.....

1 Peter 3:15 
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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Matthew 24:44 
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

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Revelation 16:15 
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

If you're truly a child of God (test yourself HERE to the biblical gospel), make sure you're prepared in all ways from giving out the gospel to keeping yourself unspotted from the world. 

Luke 21:34 
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

We don't want to be taken unaware in anything because the small things matter.  I've shared how being faithful in the small things adds up to big things.  The same would be the other way, small things like being unprepared, can add up to being big things that could shipwreck your faith.  

Ephesians 5:15 
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

We can all make mistakes (foolish) but we can work harder to be prepared (wise).   

Later in the day, we had a fruit snack (from the discount berries we found yesterday) and I saw this inside the cover...

It made me smile thinking about gospel cards in the hands of saints, ready to be given out.  It most certainly is a treasure, like that woman today looking at that card like it was a treasure that she was going to translate:)

Revelation 19:7 
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Go, make yourself ready and I'm here to encourage you along the way.

Love in Christ,
​Sister Aman

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