Instant Gratification

I sell on Mercari (TheNewJMall) and Poshmark (funkyhulagirl) to supplement my Social Security, and I wanted tracts to enclose with my orders. I was hesitant to do so, given the negative reaction that so many have towards Christianity these days. In fact, I participate in several Facebook groups for online sellers, and some people expressed their displeasure about receiving a tract in their package; some even went so far as to leave the seller a negative feedback. One person posted a picture of the tracts he had received; one was titled "How to Become a Christian." Frankly, I didn't see the point of that - it's like asking someone to marry you before they get to know anything about you.

As a Watchman on the Wall it's obvious to me that the Lord's return is very, very close. Not only that, but every day many nice people who try to do what's right but just don't know the Lord are dying and going to hell. So - I prayed about it, and came across the Living Waters tracts. I ordered both "Instant Gratification" and "101 of the Best One Liners," and began to slip one inside each package I mail out. It took a while for me to work up the courage to look at my feedback and see what my customers had to say about them (if anything), but when I did I was absolutely amazed! Yes, they appreciated the nice items I sell, and the pretty packaging, but one person after another actually THANKED me specifically for the tract! I couldn't believe it; some even said they were going to share it with their kids or friends. Now, I don't know if they took the gospel message to heart or not, but the seeds have been planted, they obviously didn't toss the tracts but kept them, and I do keep them in prayer.

I also hand them out to people I meet, especially those who look sad or frustrated or angry, and tell them, "Here's something to make you smile." So far, no one has refused to accept them.

These tracts are great; I think they're more effective than the "in your face" ones (I suspect few bother to read them), and although I've been using Chick tracts for years, they've gotten too expensive to give out indiscriminately. These fit the bill perfectly; I just ordered some more.

There's one thing you need to be aware of, and that almost turned me off from ordering these. If you order the tracts through the website and are getting more than a package or two, the amount of postage that comes up is ridiculously high. I just couldn't afford to pay that. but discovered that if you call Living Waters and place your order with one of the nice people who work the phones, the postage is much less. I paid a little over $8 for my last order of four packages.

Time is running out - Jesus is at the door - don't hesitate to order these!
(Posted on 2/17/2019)