By Shawn Blackmon
Have you ever had a moment where you looked at someone, a family member, a coworker, a neighbor and suddenly realized they need Jesus? It’s not dramatic. It’s not forced. It’s just clear. In that moment, the arguments, the stress, and the things we usually chase lose their grip. Something deeper comes into focus.
What’s at stake?
We’re not just sharing space with people. We’re walking alongside souls with eternal destinies. And when God opens our eyes to see people the way He sees them, everything changes.
Ordinary conversations become opportunities.
Routine encounters become divine appointments.
God helps us see beyond titles, timelines, and surface level talk. He reveals hearts that are searching, souls that are longing, and lives that need the hope only Jesus can give.
This isn’t about being pushy or preachy. It’s about being aware. Aware that every relationship carries eternal weight. Aware that our presence, our words, and our actions matter more than we realize.
When we understand what is at stake, we pray differently. We listen more carefully. We love more intentionally. We stop rushing through moments that God wants to use.
And here’s the truth. This awareness doesn’t burden us. It empowers us. It gives purpose to our days and meaning to our interactions. It reminds us that God has placed us exactly where we are for such a time as this.
Someone in your life needs hope.
Someone needs grace.
Someone needs Jesus.
And God may have positioned you to be the one who shows them.
Walk in grace. Stand in truth. Live blessed.
Shawn Blackmon
CEO/Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Alabama
801 E. Broad St. Gadsden, AL. 35903
P: 256.546.5079 M: 205.394.3721
F: 256.546.5565
