Romans 10:14-15
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
Jesus commands us to share our faith…someway, somehow with those we are in contact with including both online and in-person. He also promises to be with us through His presence and power. Acts 1:8 says ‘But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth’.
-Prepare so you are ready (have your personal testimony in a 3-5 minute format, practice sharing it with someone you know)
-Pray each day that God will bring those in your path that need to hear the life-changing story of God’s compassion through his son Jesus Christ. Pray for encouragement and focus on intentional actions to share.
-Speak with people and be honest and kind as you share your testimony and God’s testimony of salvation. No one likes to be talked down to or ‘sold’. We aren’t selling, we are sharing our personal experience of how Jesus has changed our life and given us purpose and peace. Be the true and caring Christian they may have never seen before….not judgmental, not condemning.
-Listen carefully and often. The world is so busy most people are never ‘truly heard’. If you listen intently to their questions/concerns and respectfully try and answer it will buy you much credibility. All people yearn for this, so provide it.
-Live your life in such a way that draws people to God’s message. To live one way and speak another will cause people to ‘tune’ you out immediately. We will make mistakes, but mistakes that are repented of are different than living with a desire to make them. Building credibility takes time and one poor decision will cause you to lose it.