So, I am pretty passionate about this idea of sharing your faith and life wherever your life is stationed. In the places we live, learn, work and play we should be asking God to open our eyes to see people as He sees them. We should be asking God to provide us with the courage to get to know others. For those that we know, we should be asking God to show us how to develop even deeper friendships. I gotta be honest. It seems to me that people who do not believe in God are a lot better at developing friendships, where they are sharing life with others than followers of Jesus are. Some of the kindest communities that I am observing are not within the walls of the church, they are happening on the soccer fields, the local gyms, and in the workplace. But they are also happening at the local bars. See, people are good at developing friendships. They are good at sharing life, but I believe that without the faith most of these relationships are missing something. Often, they lack hope and purpose. Faith brings life even in the midst of darkness. And as you and I know, life is filled with dark moments. Followers of Jesus, we are called to share our faith and life with others because we are called to be light in the midst of darkness. You don’t light a lamp and put it under the bed, you put it on a lampstand for all to see (Luke 8:16). Followers of Jesus, we need to engage people in deep and meaningful relationships so that we can shine the light of Jesus into their lives. Followers of Jesus, you need people investing into your life so that they can shine the light of Jesus on to you, when you are in the midst of dark days.
One of the greatest lessons we can learn from Paul is that he believed that the investment he was making into the people of Thessalonica was an eternal investment. He believes that people will be his reward when standing before God. Their presence in the Kingdom of God will bring him joy. This my friends, is love. This perspective of wanting others to be present when standing before God is the deepest way we can look at sharing faith and life. It is an investment into forever! Be encouraged…..this is not easy to live out. May you experience the blessings of God as you learn what it means to share your faith and life with others in the places you live, work, learn and play. May you follow Jesus wherever your life is stationed!
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