A friend of mine was trying to find out what his Christian life message was. Sounds pretty imposing. Maybe he was asking what God's will for his life was. It was similar to Paul's cry in Philippians 3 when he said he wanted to apprehend that for which he was apprehended. Said another way, God why did you pick me to be a Christian?
He had recently gone on a weekend retreat where the topic had been sharing your faith. He reported to me that this was what he needed to do. In fact he was planning to get some additional books on evangelism and "learn how to share his faith." I asked him if he had ever led anyone to Christ before. He answered that he had not. In fact it was not normal for him to share his faith on a regular basis. I asked him where he felt blessed and used by God if it wasn't evangelism. An impassioned answer was given when he started talking about being on missions trips. I suggested that he should explore this area where he felt blessed and used of God.
My experience is that many times we will seek knowledge on a topic rather than doing the activity that has brought blessing to other people when God worked through us. The Bible says we will be known by our fruit not our knowledge, even though knowledge and correct thinking is very important. Just a thought, maybe we should examine where God has worked through us to bless others rather than just adding more knowledge. In my experience exploring where God has used me has been easier to process while LifeWalking the problem with someone else.
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