Often times as I travel and share about Christ, I hear very similar questions. Questions like “how do I get into a Gospel conversation?” or “how do I meet people who don’t know Jesus?” I’ve wrestled with it quite a bit, and I’m realizing that most of us never take the time to identify ourselves as spiritual people, let along followers of Jesus. If we could figure out how to BE those people, talking about it would flow naturally from us just as so many other things do based on our identities. Our fear, though, is that our cultures will label us for such “radical” behavior. The challenge is to see that as a good thing, as a God-thing, and stop expecting the culture to treat us any differently than it treated Jesus or His followers. Give this a try. Start asking the people in your life how you can pray for them. When they ask what you mean, simply tell them you’re a follower of Jesus, you pray for people, and you want to pray for them. You’ll be amazed and blessed by the things that start happening.
Identity and Culture
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