Fast forward. A few years ago a friend drove me to the store and I tried on shoes that fit. Now I needed another pair. I called and the owner answered. I told him the shoe I wanted. His words shocked me. “I remember you. We mailed several pairs of shoes to you. I’m not going to do it again. You have to come into the store.” My interactions in 2017 left a bad taste in his mouth.

How is your conduct? Are others spiritually influenced or turned off? 1 Peter 1:15 says, “But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.” Titus 2:12 says, “Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.”

Titus 3:8 says, “…be careful to maintain good works. These are good and profitable to men.” Verse 14 says, “And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.”