What will it take for us to make the first step toward the people God has placed in our lives that do not know him personally? In the past, the church has tried to guilt followers of Jesus to go and tell others about Him....but this is completely contrary to what we see in the Bible. As you read through the New Testament you'll find lives that have been transformed by the love and power of Jesus and because of that change have a desire to share that life with others. I personally find that the biggest challenge each day is to keep my mind God centered so that I am minute my minute, thinking about the things or people that God wants me to think about. I find that if my mind is focused on the things important to Jesus, my mind will naturally be focused on seeing the people around me as friends that would benefit greatly from having God work in their life.
My daily focus is to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit directing and providing the power for living in a counter cultural manner. This loving others kind of life will lead me to Develop Friendships and then Discover their stories where I'll use the Discernment given by God to see where I can give them the greatest gift ever.
So for today, my focus will be on a guilt free life where I'm looking and listening for ways that God can share His love through me to the people around me. Enjoy the day as you walk across the room and develop friendship, discover stories and discern the best way to connect them with Jesus.
Pastor Brian
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