Recently, the Lord has showed me not only the
importance of being a true follower of Christ, but also all that that entails. As
Christians, we should be sharing the Good News to everyone we come in contact
with, but often this can seem like a daunting task. “How do we share the Good
News without it being awkward?” “What if they ask questions that I don’t know
the answer to?” I’ve often found myself asking these very same questions but
recently it has become more and more evident to me that when the Lord calls you
to do something, you don’t need to worry about the details because He’s got
covered.
As we continue to read Scripture, it becomes unmistakably
clear that we are to share the Gospel and Christ’s amazing love to all people. The
fact of the matter is this: How can we experience Christ’s amazing love, mercy,
and grace and not want to share it with everyone we meet? I mean, if we have been set free by Jesus (which
we most certainly have been) and are no longer held captive by this world how
could this joy not just leak out of us
and be displayed in everything we do? I don’t know about you, but to me this
sounds pretty impossible. But yet we often do lose sight of everything that God
has done for each and every one of us. And I really do mean “us”. I often get
distracted by the little, unimportant things that fill my day-to-day routine so
much that I forget all that the Lord has truly done. Not only has He died for my
sins, but He has also encouraged me through His Word, answered my prayers, comforted
me and guided me, and shown me more of just how amazing He is. How can I not
praise Him for all that He has done, continues to do, and will do in the future?!
For me, this just makes me want to shout from the mountain tops that the Lord
is so awesome!
So that still leaves the question “how do we share all of
this with the world?” Honestly, I think the enemy wants to make this seem
complicated in order to intimidate us and keep us from sharing the Gospel. The
answer is truly so simple: the Lord has placed each of us in strategic places
where He can use us to tell others all about His wonderful-ness. He uses us in
our relationships with others and our “spheres of influence”, which includes our
family, friends, and even our co-workers. Everywhere we go is our mission field because
everywhere we go God provides us with opportunities to share God’s love. It
doesn’t have to be us standing on a corner preaching God’s word either, but it
could be simple little things that spark a conversation (such as letting people
you will pray for them and then checking up on them later that week, praying in
public, or even just smiling and saying “hi”). People will notice that there is
something different in the way that we, as Christians, speak and act and they will
undoubtedly wonder why we’re so different, providing us with the opportunity to
sharing about all that the Lord has done.
The Lord provides us with opportunities to share the Good
News with those us every single day; we just have to not get distracted by life
so we can recognize those opportunities when they come. As for worrying about
what to say or being asked a question you don’t know the answer to: don’t worry
about it! God doesn’t call the qualified, but qualifies the called (it sounds
cheesy, I know, but that doesn’t make it any less true)!
I hope this was encouraging! I by no means have perfected
this but, just like everyone else, I too am a work in progress. If you have
anything to add feel free to comment below! I would love to hear your thoughts!
Have a blessed rest of
the day and don’t forget to look for those people in need of Jesus that the
Lord has placed in your life J
"Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity" Colossians 4:5
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16