Christians: sitting across a table from your co-worker during your lunch in the break room have you ever asked yourself, ‘when will I get a chance to tell her about Jesus?’ Maybe you have never asked yourself that question or maybe not in that way. Maybe another way to say it is have you ever felt like you have stopped to talk to someone with the hope that you can share your faith with them? Even better, that you will so beautifully tell them about the good news of Jesus that they will fall down on their knees, repent of all there sin and give themselves fully to Christ!? If you are a Christian, you most likely can relate to that question.
So this whole discussion was started today after church when a friend told me a story about his trip to Las Vegas for work. He met up with a client of his company who he has had lots of talks with. This client is in a terminally ill marriage and has been separated from his wife for over a year. He lives a pretty crazy life and usually takes advantage of his time in Vegas to indulge in ALL of its many activities. He had a chance to spend some time with his client and talk to him about his woes. He talked to him about his marriage and his exploits when he is away from home. My friend told me that later he felt like he had missed an opportunity to say something or to share something with him about being a Christian or believing in God. As I sat with him and thought about that comment I thought about how many other Christian friends I have heard over the years talk about opportunities and windows to bring up their faith. I thought to myself, when did we join a multi-level marketing business?
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