Faith in Action

 

    Faith is the key that gets you into Heaven, but it is so much more than that.  Faith is a word that transforms your life as you develop your relationship with the Trinity.  It is also an action word.  You were never meant to stop growing or sit at church enjoying learning.  Faith is meant to be shared with the world.  The world may not appreciate it, but if you never share then they never have the chance to have what you have.  Sharing your faith is the ultimate act of love.

    Evangelism is a ministry that a lot of people make more complicated than it needs to be.  Make it personal.  Don't worry about all the programs unless they give you more confidence.  Trust God to give you what you need in the moment.  

    A great way to start putting your faith in action is to journal.  Enter in your prayers, so you can see them being answered.  Use the journal to reflect what God is teaching you each day and watch as you mature.  Without a journal you may miss it, but other people will not.  A journal can give you confidence to commit yourself to talk to other people.  You only need to start with one person.

    Faith changes every aspect of your life.  Your focus shifts from your selfish desires to wanting to be more like Jesus.  You start identifying ways to be a living testimony among nonbelievers.  You will see that evangelism is a reflection of your heartbeat of faith.

    When you go into the world faith can replace your fear with zeal.  Training can be a confidence booster, but all you need is your testimony.  It is you seeking to have a sincere conversation with another person while being vulnerable to rejection for your beliefs.  At the same time you are trying to understand where they are coming from and make a real connection.  The truth is if they reject you, then you know you did your part and you can walk away without any regret or guilt.

    Baptism is a part of faith.  If you are going to do evangelism the goal is to have people believe in Jesus and all He did.  Baptism is a part of that.  Baptism is the first act of obedience in faith.  If you can't be obedient there, then God can't trust you with more responsibility.  Make sure you do baptism before you go out in ministry.  Once you are in the world declaring your faith, you need to be prepared to stay with new believers until they are mature enough to be in their own ministry.  Even then, you should never abandon them.

    Faith empowers you to do what you never thought you could do before.  It makes being obedient easier.  It bring you joy in all aspects of life.  Why would you not want to share that.  It changes your life, it will change theirs too.  Use this wisdom to make yourself bold enough to face change and uncertainty with people.  

Proverbs 21:15-16, Matthew 28:16-20, John 14:15-21, Hebrews 11:7-10, James 2:14-26, & 1 John 3:18-20