tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post3434942476271508384..comments2023-09-26T05:08:11.190-05:00Comments on Rick's Reflections: Closing the DealRick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203445347348671817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-38071006209160617672007-04-30T18:34:00.000-05:002007-04-30T18:34:00.000-05:00I don't think we should take grace for granted but...I don't think we should take grace for granted but I'm trying to be very matter-of-fact and open with my associates about my faith in Jesus. I don't talk to them about baptism but frankly in the world I work in, belief of any sort in God is not to be taken for granted. My desire is that the people I communicate with seek God because I know they <I>will</I> find him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-16563178549463718652007-04-30T09:34:00.000-05:002007-04-30T09:34:00.000-05:00I'm in. This is a lesson that was taught to me som...I'm in. <BR/><BR/>This is a lesson that was taught to me some years back and really resonated with me then and still does today. I hope I never take seed-planting too lightly but I think of the opportunities I have at work, on the baseball field and with other endeavors I might engage in. I know that I could never "close the deal" with all the people I come in contact with but I try to let my words and actions open the door to planting the seed.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606199377889821435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-91745121695477786362007-04-30T09:20:00.000-05:002007-04-30T09:20:00.000-05:00Great post! We tend to beat ourselves up with our...Great post! We tend to beat ourselves up with our statistics. I have a very good friend who knows exactly how many people he has baptized. I have no idea how many I have immersed, but God knows, and that's all that counts.<BR/><BR/>Light and salt - that's what it's about.<BR/><BR/>Yes - I'll join you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com