#projectC61920 Day 7: Spiritual Exercise

#projectC61920 Day 7: Spiritual Exercise

When we talk about exercising our spiritual walk, we’re talking about Philippians 2:12 (working out your salvation), James 2:26 (Faith without works is dead), and Matthew 7:19-20 (don’t be fruitless; you’ll be known by the fruit you produce). Simply put, go out and seek to do things in and with your life that enhance and strengthen your spiritual walk.

What are some of these things?

The first spiritual exercise that everyone should definitely include in their lives is spending time in the Word daily. Daily Bible study will not only fill your mind with knowledge, but it will change your mind (Rom. 12:2).

The next step of exercising your spiritual muscles starts where it all started: when you came to know Christ. Thus, the first step is for you to know your personal testimony. Write it down. Memorize it to the point that you can conversationally share it with someone. Know the Scripture passages that support what you’ve experienced (1 John 5:13). Practice sharing it with a fellow Christian that may even be able to role-play witnessing with you (Proverbs 27:17).

Once you know your personal testimony, share your testimony. That’s right, find someone today or this week to share your experience with Christ with (Matt. 28:19). The more you share your story, the easier and less intimidating it will become. Don’t worry if you don’t have a Pauline conversion story. You don’t have to have come from a background of martyring Christians then experience a Damascus Road event where Christ Himself showed up and blinded you in order to convert people. Remember: God changes people, we don’t (Ezekiel 36:26-27). We are only called to be witnesses of what Christ has done in our lives.

These are the basic steps of the Christian walk. Begin here. Make them habits and disciplines.

For advice and strategies on sharing your testimony, research William Fay’s book Share Jesus Without Fear, or the F.A.I.T.H. Evangelism method (just google “FAITH evangelism”). These tools give you Scripture to memorize, testimony articulation assistance, and conversation strategies to develop relationships with people and steer conversations toward evangelistic topics.

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