WANT TO SHARE YOUR FAITH?

My friend and assistant, Karen Robbins, agreed to answer a question sent in regarding sharing our faith in Jesus.  Karen has a wonderful gift for this, so I asked if she would like to be my guest blogger this month--and she said YES! 

Here is the first of her four blogs:

You have a relationship with a personal, loving God. You want to spread the good news, and you know God wants you to tell others about Him. But your conversations don’t tend to go toward spiritual things. What can you do?

Here are six tips to get you started this week. Watch for more help next week.


1. Conversations vary depending on the depth of your relationships, time constraints and situations. Consider who you are talking to—a friend, a relative, a stranger. Some questions will work with strangers while others are more useful with acquaintances. For friends, gain their trust by first being a friend.

2.Invite non-churched friends to church for special events, Easter and Christmas. Afterwards, ask the person what they thought of it or if they have any questions about what they heard. I invited my future daughter-in-law to a women’s retreat and after a couple of sessions asked her what she thought about what she’d heard. She was ready to accept God’s plan of salvation right then!

3.Stay informed of current events and use them as conversation starters. You have a hope to share in light of catastrophes, difficult economics and other challenging times.

4.  Be a good listener. Let the person know that you are interested in what they have to say. Pray and listen for opportunities to turn the conversation toward spiritual things.

5.  Be gracious and tactful in your speech, never condemning the other person’s beliefs.

6.  Focus on who God is and what He has done in your life. No one can argue with your experiences.

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How do you share your faith?  Tell us what has worked for you.