I am not sure what you may pick up from what I share next...but I think it is cool anyway!

As a family we were sitting around the table the other night having dinner. Just the usual things happening.
Kids not wanting to eat certain things on their plates.
Talking about normal things families talk about.
Then Alex asks us all a question…

“Am I a Christian?”

Now a little background.
We have never said to our kids that they have to become a ‘Christian’.
Our heart for them, is that they make that decision themselves. It is about them deciding they want a relationship with God. Not about inheriting our ‘religion’.
We have done everything we can to live out what we believe with as much integrity as we can. We want what we believe to be attractive to others including our kids not just by what we say, but what we do…

Back to the conversation…

I simply asked Alex if he had decided to live for God, to do his best for him. Whether he had asked Jesus to be his savior and friend.
To which he said “No”.
I asked him if he wanted to do that.
To which he said “Yes”.

So as I tucked into bed that night, I led him in a simple prayer so he could commit his life to God.
That was so cool! And something I will never forget!

Apart from the ‘feel good’ factor of this story, there is something deeper I want to share with you…Don’t worry about having the right things to say to people about the hope that you have.
Wise words and arguments may feel good for a moment, but very rarely do they change lives.
What changes lives, what helps bring people you know come closer to God is all on how you represent him.
What you do.
What you say.
By being how God created you.
Those things are so powerful that eventually it becomes attractive to those around you.
They start to ask questions…And God will give you the answers!

1 Timothy 4:16 says
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

This week, just live.
Live like you live for God.
It is the best form of outreach you could ever do.

Something to think about...