Messengers of His gospel: Renew your thinking

Lord, I long to hold out the word of life to those around me. Show me where I act against life through complaining and arguing.

We often think of witnessing as delivering a pre-packaged gospel summary without taking a breath! No wonder we shy away from doing it. Instead, think of it as speaking words of life – words of encouragement and appreciation, words of caring challenge, words of truth and wisdom, words that point to Jesus, the giver of life. How might this shape your view of witnessing?