Oh to be Able to Share His Story

What message will you be spreading by the way that you live your life? 

Though we might not all speak to a crowd on a weekly basis, your actions and words speak volumes to the values that you hold. I have had the opportunity to be a co-youth leader to teenagers and young adults. Speaking in front of your friends takes a lot of guts to do. Many of my friends and those that know of me, may think that public speaking and being in front of a crowd is like home to me. I have had the blessing of growing up performing and being in multiple films. So you could say that I should be extremely comfortable being in front of people, especially when it's talking to a crowd about my faith that leaps from my lips. The truth is, I am comfortable with public speaking, but when it comes to sharing my "faith" it can become a super scary thing to do.

 I often times feel that I'm not adequate enough to share my faith to others, It's a constant reminder that the Lord has forgiven me and redeemed me. I am justified through faith. Satan loves to remind us of who we once were. He brings up our past by giving us opportunities through old relationships, places, and thoughts. I don't have to live a perfect life in order to share my faith with others, that's what is so amazing about being a follower of Christ. Christ is the only man to have ever walked upon the face of this earth that never sinned.  I have prayed for the Lord's guidance and comfort so I could become more comfortable and willing to do so. I now love when I have the opportunity to share my story of redemption. I love to help others understand aspects of the Bible and how the Holy Spirit may work within them. Expression of faith is something that must be practiced in order to gain comfort to share with others. The Lord holds my life, I do not.

Gym Life

How scary it can be to share our faith at the gym (or fill in the blank with a place you find yourself often with potentially spiritually lost people) in front of so many people! Many of those people are at the gym with self glorifying reasons, but a few I hope are there to renew their bodies and build a strong temple for the Lord. We have the honor and responsibility to be a banner for Christ everywhere we go. The gym is a place that is spiritually dark and needs messengers of the Good News to be presented! If you have an opportunity to share your faith the next time you are at the gym, be courageous, give it a shot. You miss every chance you that you decide to not take.

A Christ-centered mind involves knowing why you are bettering your body. Consume yourself on the best energy source, Christ. Feel the burn in the gym for Christ. Put your everything into every workout, because Christ put everything on the cross for you. Set your heart ablaze.

How I Remind Myself 

I have found some crucial verses to remind myself of how I am to live my life for Christ. We are adequate through the justification process by God. 

Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." 

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." 

Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Encouragement to Share Your Faith 

1 Peter 3:15-16 " But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame." 

Christ gives us divine appointments to share our faith, take these times and pour your heart and faith out. Christ is glorified when we have the courage share our story and His story. Christ is alive now! Our God reigns over everything for all of eternity. There is a reason to share His story of triumph!