My mom sent the following devotional to me before she even read my blog post about evangelism. This really highlights what I learned last week and what I want to put into practice. Loving people is listening to them, and you can't do this without the Holy Spirit!
“LEARN TO LISTEN TO ME even while you are listening to other people. As they open their souls to your scrutiny, YOU ARE ON HOLY GROUND. You need the help of my Spirit to respond appropriately. Ask Him to think through you, live through you, love through you. My own Being is alive within you in the Person of the Holy Spirit. If you respond to others’ needs through your unaided thought processes, you offer them dry crumbs. When the Spirit empowers your listening and speaking, My streams of living water flow through you to other people. Be a channel of My Love, Joy and Peace by LISTENING TO ME AS YOU LISTEN TO OTHERS.” (“Jesus Calling,’ P. 381)
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