Love in Action Every Day

100:00:00.210 --> 00:00:01.830Start your day with prayer.200:00:02.170 --> 00:00:04.130Say, Lord, open my eyes and how you300:00:04.130 --> 00:00:04.930want to use me.400:00:05.550 --> 00:00:08.150Show me the way you want me to500:00:08.150 --> 00:00:08.490go.600:00:08.910 --> 00:00:10.870And then when you have a little idea,700:00:11.070 --> 00:00:13.010even if it seems silly and you think800:00:13.010 --> 00:00:15.710they're gonna reject you, you're like, just do900:00:15.710 --> 00:00:15.970it.1000:00:16.150 --> 00:00:17.410Consider it from the Lord.1100:00:17.590 --> 00:00:18.830It's love, it's kindness.1200:00:19.530 --> 00:00:21.750And don't let opportunities pass you by.1300:00:22.710 --> 00:00:25.510Welcome to the Ignite with Barry Meguiar podcast,1400:00:25.770 --> 00:00:28.450where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's1500:00:28.450 --> 00:00:31.369love are guaranteed to ignite your life.1600:00:31.890 --> 00:00:34.290Now listen in and prepare to have your1700:00:34.290 --> 00:00:35.570life ignited.1800:00:37.810 --> 00:00:40.290I'm here with Christi Sanchez-Cochran and Christi,1900:00:40.330 --> 00:00:41.330we were talking off camera.2000:00:41.550 --> 00:00:43.090I love your passion.2100:00:43.390 --> 00:00:44.590I love your passion.2200:00:44.770 --> 00:00:46.430I mean, you love sharing your faith, don't2300:00:46.430 --> 00:00:46.570you?2400:00:46.950 --> 00:00:48.150I do, I do a lot.2500:00:48.370 --> 00:00:50.570How about when you're out and about and2600:00:50.570 --> 00:00:52.790it's just, when you least expect it, expect2700:00:52.790 --> 00:00:53.250it, right?2800:00:53.350 --> 00:00:57.410Yeah, there was the post office lady.2900:00:58.470 --> 00:01:00.590So she, and this was like around our3000:01:00.590 --> 00:01:04.370neighborhood and she was, you know, and it3100:01:04.370 --> 00:01:06.770started to get pretty dark in the evening3200:01:06.770 --> 00:01:09.070and she was still loading up the mailboxes.3300:01:09.410 --> 00:01:10.770And me and my kids were out for3400:01:10.770 --> 00:01:11.450a little walk.3500:01:11.530 --> 00:01:14.750And so just happily ending the day and3600:01:14.750 --> 00:01:16.490I could just see as we're walking by3700:01:16.490 --> 00:01:19.350her, she was, yeah, not too thrilled.3800:01:19.750 --> 00:01:21.650And so when I walked by, hi, good3900:01:21.650 --> 00:01:22.670evening, how are you?4000:01:22.870 --> 00:01:23.810How are you doing?4100:01:24.030 --> 00:01:25.750Okay, are you cold?4200:01:25.750 --> 00:01:28.130Oh no, I'm just really just tired.4300:01:28.790 --> 00:01:31.470Okay, and so we kept walking and the4400:01:31.470 --> 00:01:34.790Lord said she needs, she needs just to4500:01:34.790 --> 00:01:36.250know I'm loving on her.4600:01:36.790 --> 00:01:39.190And so actually what we did, I said,4700:01:39.230 --> 00:01:40.610you know what, it's kind of cold kids.4800:01:40.850 --> 00:01:42.450Let's go get some hot tea.4900:01:42.870 --> 00:01:44.170That's an idea from the Lord, some hot5000:01:44.170 --> 00:01:46.310tea and just deliver it to her, right?5100:01:46.430 --> 00:01:48.190And hopefully she'll accept it.5200:01:48.450 --> 00:01:50.390But that, when we came back with the5300:01:50.390 --> 00:01:53.770tea and I was like, you want herbal5400:01:53.770 --> 00:01:55.890tea or an open glass tea?5500:01:56.750 --> 00:01:59.070We just wanted to love on you and5600:01:59.070 --> 00:02:01.590just show you that God loves you.5700:02:02.030 --> 00:02:04.210She had some tears in her eyes and5800:02:04.210 --> 00:02:06.010she's like, I'm just, it's been a bad5900:02:06.010 --> 00:02:06.270day.6000:02:07.490 --> 00:02:11.190And there we had this little conversation about6100:02:11.190 --> 00:02:12.430what her life was like.6200:02:12.630 --> 00:02:14.030She will remember that the rest of her6300:02:14.030 --> 00:02:14.350life.6400:02:14.590 --> 00:02:16.790And you know, most people don't see Christians6500:02:16.790 --> 00:02:17.270as loving.6600:02:18.010 --> 00:02:19.410And so when we, it's not just giving6700:02:19.410 --> 00:02:20.310the cup of cold water.6800:02:20.930 --> 00:02:22.910It's giving the cup of cold water in6900:02:22.910 --> 00:02:23.590Jesus' name.7000:02:23.590 --> 00:02:25.870And they see that and all of a7100:02:25.870 --> 00:02:27.210sudden it's like, that's a Christian.7200:02:27.890 --> 00:02:29.270I didn't think Christians were loving.7300:02:29.510 --> 00:02:31.070And here's a Christian that cared enough to7400:02:31.070 --> 00:02:32.550go to all that work to bring me7500:02:32.550 --> 00:02:35.590some hot tea into my hard day out7600:02:35.590 --> 00:02:36.370here in the cold.7700:02:36.450 --> 00:02:37.750Right, and at first I thought this was7800:02:37.750 --> 00:02:38.290kind of silly.7900:02:38.590 --> 00:02:39.370I'm like, this is kind of like a8000:02:39.370 --> 00:02:39.750silly idea.8100:02:39.810 --> 00:02:40.330She doesn't know me.8200:02:40.570 --> 00:02:41.270What if she says no thank you?8300:02:41.270 --> 00:02:42.530See, that's sharing faith.8400:02:42.870 --> 00:02:43.790That's sharing faith.8500:02:43.950 --> 00:02:45.550What we think of sharing faith is getting8600:02:45.550 --> 00:02:47.410down on their knees and getting the sinner's8700:02:47.410 --> 00:02:47.710prayer.8800:02:48.170 --> 00:02:49.030And we think we got to do that8900:02:49.030 --> 00:02:49.450every time.9000:02:49.610 --> 00:02:50.870That rarely happens.9100:02:51.310 --> 00:02:51.530Yeah.9200:02:51.950 --> 00:02:55.370Sharing your faith is moving everybody every day9300:02:55.370 --> 00:02:57.590close to Jesus and loving on everybody.9400:02:57.770 --> 00:03:00.050And when they see that love is authentic9500:03:00.650 --> 00:03:02.630and they know it's from God, you've just9600:03:02.630 --> 00:03:03.830moved them closer to Jesus.9700:03:04.050 --> 00:03:05.110And you don't know where you were in9800:03:05.110 --> 00:03:07.250that progression of her life of 14 or9900:03:07.250 --> 00:03:09.45015 or 20 people, but you were definitely10000:03:09.450 --> 00:03:10.170one of those.10100:03:10.350 --> 00:03:12.490And you moved her closer to Jesus by10200:03:12.490 --> 00:03:13.470your love.10300:03:13.530 --> 00:03:16.170A central act of kindness in Jesus' name,10400:03:16.230 --> 00:03:16.450right?10500:03:16.510 --> 00:03:17.450Yeah, absolutely.10600:03:17.670 --> 00:03:18.230That's pretty cool.10700:03:18.410 --> 00:03:19.930What would you say to somebody who's not10800:03:19.930 --> 00:03:23.990thought about on a personal basis being making10900:03:23.990 --> 00:03:25.330a difference in people's lives?11000:03:25.470 --> 00:03:25.990What would you say?11100:03:26.190 --> 00:03:29.670I would say, number one, start your day11200:03:29.670 --> 00:03:30.370with prayer.11300:03:30.690 --> 00:03:32.650Say, Lord, open my eyes and how you11400:03:32.650 --> 00:03:33.490want to use me.11500:03:34.150 --> 00:03:36.690Show me the way you want me to11600:03:36.690 --> 00:03:37.030go.11700:03:37.350 --> 00:03:39.430And then when you have a little idea,11800:03:39.590 --> 00:03:41.550even if it seems silly and you think11900:03:41.550 --> 00:03:43.970they're going to reject you, you're like, just12000:03:43.970 --> 00:03:44.470do it.12100:03:44.630 --> 00:03:45.970Consider it from the Lord.12200:03:46.070 --> 00:03:47.390It's love, it's kindness.12300:03:47.890 --> 00:03:50.290And don't let opportunities pass you by.12400:03:50.730 --> 00:03:52.590Because we know for every one time we12500:03:52.590 --> 00:03:56.810thought, I should love on this stranger or12600:03:56.810 --> 00:03:59.590text this person or whatever, there's probably so12700:03:59.590 --> 00:04:02.070many where we said, someone else will help12800:04:02.070 --> 00:04:02.930that person.12900:04:03.210 --> 00:04:03.870They're all around us.13000:04:03.970 --> 00:04:05.750Right, or I don't want to seem silly.13100:04:05.930 --> 00:04:07.710When you realize that 90% of the13200:04:07.710 --> 00:04:08.630people around us are lost.13300:04:08.930 --> 00:04:09.170Yeah.13400:04:09.670 --> 00:04:12.390And he says, love them all as your13500:04:12.390 --> 00:04:12.770neighbor.13600:04:12.890 --> 00:04:14.210I mean, we have responsibility.13700:04:14.930 --> 00:04:17.110Our responsibility to get as many people into13800:04:17.110 --> 00:04:18.850heaven as possible before the Lord returned.13900:04:19.050 --> 00:04:19.269Absolutely.14000:04:19.490 --> 00:04:21.530That is our, not just our number one14100:04:21.530 --> 00:04:23.530calling, that is our life, right?14200:04:23.550 --> 00:04:23.830Yeah.14300:04:24.170 --> 00:04:25.090From this day forward.14400:04:25.470 --> 00:04:26.570Yes, because there's a lot at stake.14500:04:26.950 --> 00:04:27.550That's the thing.14600:04:27.610 --> 00:04:29.110If you realize how much is at stake14700:04:29.110 --> 00:04:30.590here, then you're moved.14800:04:30.750 --> 00:04:31.550You can't help it.14900:04:31.750 --> 00:04:32.390It's a team sport.15000:04:32.750 --> 00:04:33.930You help that postal lady.15100:04:34.290 --> 00:04:34.950Did you lead the Lord?15200:04:35.030 --> 00:04:36.010No, he didn't.15300:04:36.090 --> 00:04:37.730But you moved her closer to Jesus.15400:04:37.850 --> 00:04:38.730I'll tell you.15500:04:38.850 --> 00:04:39.790And God will bring other people.15600:04:39.930 --> 00:04:41.590Yeah, and when she sees me now, there's15700:04:41.590 --> 00:04:43.290been times where she's just like, would you15800:04:43.290 --> 00:04:43.850mind praying for me?15900:04:44.050 --> 00:04:44.930Oh, wow.16000:04:45.170 --> 00:04:45.430Yeah.16100:04:45.430 --> 00:04:45.750Wow.16200:04:45.750 --> 00:04:49.130And so we've gotta be, I think, really16300:04:49.130 --> 00:04:51.670excited to be utterly amazed with how God16400:04:51.670 --> 00:04:52.130is moving.16500:04:52.430 --> 00:04:55.770In the grocery store, on the sidewalks, in16600:04:55.770 --> 00:04:58.270our own personal circle of friends and family,16700:04:58.430 --> 00:04:58.990because he will.16800:04:59.290 --> 00:05:00.050Yeah, yeah.16900:05:00.290 --> 00:05:02.030Well, the joy of the Lord is all17000:05:02.030 --> 00:05:02.450over you.17100:05:02.550 --> 00:05:02.970Oh, thank you.17200:05:03.090 --> 00:05:03.970And you're a busy mom.17300:05:04.070 --> 00:05:06.190You have a busy life, you know, but17400:05:06.190 --> 00:05:08.130your number one calling is let that light17500:05:08.130 --> 00:05:10.270shine and move everybody every day closer to17600:05:10.270 --> 00:05:10.490Jesus.17700:05:10.630 --> 00:05:11.470You're doing that so well.17800:05:11.570 --> 00:05:12.090Great to hear you.17900:05:12.110 --> 00:05:12.950Thank you for joining us.18000:05:13.090 --> 00:05:13.490You're welcome.18100:05:14.240 --> 00:05:16.770If you enjoyed today's episode, let us know.18200:05:17.150 --> 00:05:19.650And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review18300:05:19.650 --> 00:05:21.470to help us reach more 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