Last week I had a layover in Atlanta on my way to Chattanooga.  While waiting for my next flight a guy in army fatigues came and sat down across from me. The guy next to him began to ask him if he was coming home or going back to war and he said he was coming home to surprise his wife. He had devised the most strategic plan  and he was being so careful not to give her any clue of his arrival. As I overheard (eavesdropped) their conversation the soldier said, “I haven’t even had Starbucks yet, cause I don’t want her to see that I’ve spent money from our checking account in the U.S.” It so happened that we were sitting directly across from a Starbucks, and without a second thought I found myself walking to the counter and buying the guy a cup of coffee. I walked back over to him, with a receipt in my hand saying I had paid for his Grande whatever.I told him to to go tell the barista what he wanted, and simply said “Thanks for what you’re doing.”

The guy looked a little shocked, but went immediately and picked up the biggest iced coffee mounded with whipped cream that I’ve ever seen. In that moment I realized that this was a small taste of what “life to the full” truly means. I wasn’t trying to evangelize or proselytize, I simply felt like I was supposed to show this guy  some gratitude and  the unassuming love of Jesus.  I felt more alive in that moment than ever before.

Its in moments like that when we are most likely to experience life to the fullest.  Sharing Jesus with someone doesn’t always mean we have to try to convince them to believe in Him.  Random acts of kindness, unexpected expressions of gratitude, servant hood, and Godly love, can sometimes speak far louder than our prepared evangelistic sales pitches.  Don’t get me wrong, there’s a time to share the gospel in words, but there are also times when we are to share the gospel through simple actions.

What experience have you had that’s left you with an overwhelming sense of fulfillment?