The Assumption of Flu

This past weekend and through Monday my entire family was stricken by what was believed to be H1N1. I say "believed to be" because the doctors aren't even testing for it anymore. The spread is so vast and there really isn't much they can do so they just treat the symptoms and assume you have it.

While I was enjoying my forced break from work, I kept thinking about the fact that the doctor's just assumed what we had was H1N1. Seems to me to be a pretty odd thing for a doctor to do... Assume that is. However, isn't that what we do all the time? We assume somebody has told our un-churched friend about Christ so we don't do it. We assume someone is showing that homeless person the love of Christ. We assume someone is taking care of feeding the hungry. The truth is Jesus said in Luke 10:2, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few."

We have to quit assuming someone else is doing what Christ has called us to do. Even if someone else is doing it, Christ called every Christian to show the love of Christ and share the Good News because the harvest is plentiful! The thought of leaving fruit on the tree to rot because there aren't enough people to take care of the harvest is distressing. Who has God brought in your life recently that maybe is the person you are being called to reach out to. Why aren't you doing it? What is holding you back. Use an alias if you must but post it and let's talk through it right here.