I'm reading Bill Hybels Just walk across the Room: Simple steps pointing people to faith. It is well worth a read and encourages us to simply engage and care for people in need of the gospel.
However, he makes an observation which I find greatly worrying. His observation is that the longer people are Christians the fewer evangelistic conversations they engage in and the fewer friends they have to share their faith with. We may have contacts but we stop building friendships with those who do not share our faith. This means that actually we are opting out of the great commission.
It is worth us asking some questions of ourselves: How many friends do I have with whom I could share the gospel right now? How many friends do I have who do not share my belief in Jesus as Saviour and Lord? How many friendships am I actively building? What is stopping me investing time in these relationships? How can I change that? Am I bothered enough about the lost to want to change?
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