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A couple months ago I was wearing a t-shirt that my mom got me at a Beth Moore conference we attended last year.  If you are not familiar with Beth Moore, her ministry is called Living Proof Ministries.  The t-shirt said, "I'm living proof."

 I had someone come up to me and ask what it said.  Then she asked what I was living proof of.

 Her question threw me off guard.

 What am I living proof of?

 I stammered out an answer.  Something along the lines of, "I'm living proof of God working in my life."

 That answer was not necessarily wrong.

 But as a mature Christian, why did I not have an answered prepared?  I knew what the shirt said.  I should have been ready to answer such a question.  

 As Christians, we wear certain things, such as our "Christian" t-shirts, or we act certain ways or do certain things, like praying before we eat. 

 We should be ready to give a reason for any of these things at any moment.

 The bible tells us to, "preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching." 2 Timothy 4:2 ESV

We are called to be ready to give an answer for the hope that is within us.

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

So next time you put on that Christian t-shirt or bracelet or whatever it is, think about why it is you are wearing it.

Think about the hope that you have within you.

Be ready to give an answer to someone that might ask you about your faith.

Thanks for reading.

In God, Emily

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