Boldness in sharing our faith comes by the Holy Spirit. He emboldens us to open our mouths and gives us the words to share with others.
“Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
Acts 4:29-31
If you have people in your life that need to hear the message of Jesus and what He has done for them on the cross, then let me encourage you to begin to pray for them to have hearts softened to hear the voice of the Lord.
And also pray for yourself to receive boldness from His Spirit when an opportune time is available to share with them.
A lot of times we find ourselves unaware of the work of God in the lives of those around us. And when they do not have faith in the Lord, we falsely assume that God is not in pursuit of their hearts. But in fact, He actually is.
Asking the Lord to help you become aware of God working in people around you will also make you aware of how you can be praying for them and preparing yourself to boldly share your faith with them.
It is not an easy thing to bring up a discussion on faith and our relationship with the Lord with people who do not share our beliefs, but it is something we need to pray and ask the Lord for help with.
God wants your friend to know Him. And God wants to invite you to be an instrument to be used by Him to introduce that friend of yours to Himself.
When we ask the Lord for boldness, that does not mean the fear or the awkwardness of discussing spiritual beliefs disappears. It means, despite the obstacles we face with sharing our faith, the Holy Spirit is able and more than willing to empower us to share boldly anyways.
Sharing our faith should be a sharing of who you are and a natural thing. When a friend that does not walk with God asks me about things like my favorite hobbies or interests, or what I am passionate about, I am given an opportunity to share about my love for Jesus. And to find ourselves on that level of communication with others means we need to invest in those relationships with open hearts and be willing to love them with the love of God.
Discover people in your life that you can be praying for today. Jot their names down in a journal and take time to pray for them everyday and when the Lord brings them to mind. And continue to pray for boldness when the Lord opens a door for you to share your faith and His Gospel with them.
Happy sharing friends!