Active in Sharing Faith

Philemon 6
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.

I often wonder if I benefit more from this time of sharing than you. By this, I simply mean that by my sharing with you my thoughts and meditations, it really puts me in a place where I can see more clearly the fullness of what Christ has done in my life. It forces me to really think about and pray about what it is that I believe and whether it aligns with Scripture. This time of sharing with you has been a huge blessing for me, in so many ways, and I am so thankful for it.

I think that is what Paul meant in this verse, when he was urging Philemon to be active in sharing his faith. When we have to verbalize what it is that God has done and is doing in our lives, it brings it to life in a way like nothing else can. It reminds us of where we were, and gives us a perspective like no other. Sharing our faith, and everything that we believe, somehow solidifies that which is in our hearts, or perhaps were just vague thoughts, or passing wonderment. It benefits us as much as it does the person with whom we share. There is something about telling another person of the goodness of Christ that makes it so real and vivid!

So, let’s be active in sharing our faith. When we share with others what Christ has done and is doing in our lives, there is no way they can argue with that - it’s our life, we were there. And when they listen to our story, and see the passion and life in our eyes, the Holy Spirit will touch them in a way that they may have never experienced. Perhaps they will respond to it, perhaps they won’t - that’s not for us to even worry about, that’s God job. But whether they respond or not, God will have touched at least two lives in the process - theirs and our own. Won’t you try it today, and see what joy fills your heart as you begin to come to "a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ"?