Do you know what the difference is between and atheist and an agnostic? An atheist is someone who believes that there is no God. Usually they are fairly adamant that there is not a God. Many times atheist are people who can not stand Christians, and they are usually the intellectual type. Because of the circles that I run in, I don't know many of them.

An agnostic is different. First of all, there are several different categories of them. An agnostic in general is not sure if there is a God or not. Some believe that there might be a God but have never really seen any evidence, so they can not be sure.

I think many of the un-churched people in our lives would fall into this category. They don't deny God, but they can't be sure that there is a God either. They are undecided. How do we reach these people for Christ? How do we reach atheist for Christ?

Ultimately it is the working of the Holy Spirit in their lives, but God can work through us as believers to show them Jesus. What it really comes down to is Christians showing the love of Christ through our relationships with these people. It might even be simple acts of kindness.

These are just some thoughts. Any comments?

Who of us can say that we have not ever worried. I would be lying if I said that I never did any worrying myself.

Jesus asks this question in Matthew 6 verse 27.

"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"

The Greek word for worry means to "to be drawn in different directions". No wonder worrying pulls people apart.

It is a scientific known fact that people that don't worry as much live longer lives than people who do worry.

The reason for this is because God created us for faith and not worry. Everything in our bodies from our organs, tissue, cells are all created by our maker who wired us for faith.

If we live with worry we are going against the nature of how God created us.

What are you worried about today? What can you give away to God and allow faith to override your worry?

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. - Philippians 4:6.

As leaders, parents, or anyone who who holds a leadership position, we struggle with the amount of impact that we can have on others. We have the ability to have influence on the people around us. Sometimes the influence is not exactly what we want. The people that we lead maybe don't always do exactly what we would want them to do. Sometimes my children don't always take the path that I want them to take.

There is always one person that we can always have total influence on. That person is youself. I can't control anyone around me, but I can always control what I do.

This personally helps me, because sometimes I get so worried about the people around me and them making the right decisions and I forget that I have my own problems that I need to take care of first.

Yes we are called to have influence on the people around us, but we have to start with ourselves first, and sometimes that is a big job.