"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
Romans 1:16
I like the idea here of the gospel having the power of God to save us if we make sure that it is active in our lives by believing it, and applying that belief by living it. The other part is also important because we seem to be easily embarrassed about things that other people might not agree with. In this case, it something literally life-changing. We don't have to be "preachy" to include gospel topics when we talk about our lives rather than excluding them. A good example is the question that we often get: "How was your weekend?" Instead of avoiding talking about church, we can mention it. Say how our calling is going or whatever, and then ask how the other person's weekend was, ready to hear about whatever they are interested in as well. If people don't want to hear more, they won't ask, and that's fine, but the idea is to stop editing God out of our lives, which makes us look ashamed of God and what he stands for when actually we should be on the other side, celebrating everything that he is about. :)
Today, let's think about how to include God in our lives rather than trying to avoid mentioning him. :) As we talk to God about the issue, he can guide us because the Spirit always knows what to say, and if we listen to it, we will too. :)
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