The Field Is Ripe, but Where Are the Workers?

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October 26, 2026

Good morning, friends! Grab your coffee and settle in with me for a few minutes. Today, there is something weighing on my heart that goes a little deeper than the usual conversations about family, work, and the busyness of everyday life.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about salvation and what it really means to have a burden for the lost. We talk about our faith, we share Bible verses, we attend church, and we go about our daily lives. But I keep coming back to one question: Do we truly have a burden for the people around us who don’t know the Lord?

Jesus said in John 4:35 (KJV), “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”

The fields are ready for harvest. People all around us are searching for answers, looking for peace, and trying to find something that fills the emptiness in their lives. Some may not even realize what they are searching for. They may be the people we work beside, the neighbors we wave to, the friends we talk with, or the strangers we pass every day.

And that brings me to another question: Where are the workers?

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If we believe that salvation matters, shouldn’t we care deeply about whether others have felt the Lord? If we believe that being saved changes everything, shouldn’t that truth be important enough to share? And if we aren’t burdened for those who are lost, how can we expect them to recognize their need for salvation?

I know that sharing our faith can feel uncomfortable. Sometimes we worry about saying the wrong thing, offending someone, or not knowing how to answer every question. We may think we need the perfect words or a perfect opportunity. But perhaps we are making it harder than it needs to be. We can start by loving people, listening to them, living out our faith, and being willing to talk about our own salvation when the opportunity comes. We cannot force anyone to to be saved.

That decision belongs to each individual. But we can pray privately, care sincerely, share the truth of God’s Word, and be willing to be used by Him. We can stop assuming that someone else will reach the people God has placed in our paths.

I want to grow in this area. I want my heart to be more tender toward those who are lost. I want to look beyond the surface of someone’s life and remember that every person has a soul. I want to be more intentional about recognizing opportunities to share the hope of salvation instead of allowing the busyness of life to distract me.

My desire is simple: to help one more person find salvation, and then another. Not because I want recognition or because I think I have all the answers, but because I believe that when God saves us he expects us to help others be saved.

We spend so much time worrying about the things that fill our days. We worry about work, finances, family responsibilities, and the hundreds of little things that demand our attention. Those things matter, but I don’t want to become so consumed with the temporary that I forget what is eternal.

So today, I’m asking myself—and inviting you to ask yourself—this question: Who has God placed in my life that might need to hear about the salvation that we received?

We don’t have to start with a crowd. We can start with one person. One conversation. One opportunity to show kindness. One moment when we choose to speak about our faith instead of staying silent.

The harvest is ready. The question is whether we are willing to be workers.

Let’s talk: Have you ever had someone share their faith with you at just the right moment? Or have you felt God prompting you to speak to someone about Him? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Until tomorrow…