As I was reading my devotional this morning I came across this line ..."Show me your redeemed life and I might believe in your Redeemer." Isn't that the truth!?! I just recently started working in a secular environment and boy has it been oh so eye-opening for me. Not to say that I haven't been in the world all this time, but I have not been in the world in this way in quite a while and I had forgotten what it really was like to be day in and day out surrounded by people who are living for something completely contrary to everything I stand for and take my every breath for. I have to admit it is both discouraging yet strengthening. I have been reminded in the past month and a half of how lost this world is and how desperately in need of a Savior we all are. I have become so much more thankful for my own salvation and compassionate towards my fellow co-workers and customers who know nothing of Him, and many of whom know of Him and don't want to have anything to do with the Creator of the universe. It breaks my heart and yet at the same time makes me realize how many opportunities I have daily to spread the good news. I know that God has put me here in this specific place to be a light and a Truth bearer and to make sure that I am an effective witness for Him.
All that to say I have been realizing more than ever that I have to pray for "creative" opportunities to share the Truth with these people. I can't always use words and words can't be all that I use either, I have to as I mentioned above show my redeemed LIFE. That means the way I work, the way I speak, the things I do, everything about me is a reflection of Jesus Christ and because of that I have to depend on His strength to be a mirror that reflects Him in all ways. It has really got me thinking though how so often people who say they are redeemed don't reflect the Redeemer and because of that people don't want to have anything to do with Him. But is that how it should be?! Absolutely not!! We need to make sure that in actuality we are accurate examples of Him, which is only going to be done by His grace and strength alone through the Holy Spirit's working in our life, so that people want to know that Jesus we imitate! Jesus himself said in John 13:15 "I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you." Or in the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:1 "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."
What we need to realize is that the world is often looking at us as a mirror for Christ and they are saying without verbally communicating it to SHOW ME YOUR FAITH! We need to talk the talk and we also need to walk the talk! Let us be examples in ALL we do!!
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GREAT BLOG! i completley agree. Most of us in true north only hangout with people from church so we block everything and everyone else out but we need to be open to showing them God and telling them His Gospel. There are so many of us at church committing sins of ommision because we won't take all the oppurtunities that God puts right infront of us.
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