What makes someone good at sharing the gospel? (The gospel is the good news of how God loves and saves people from their sin through the death and resurrection of Jesus.) So, what do you need to share this good news? 

For many of us, we don’t need another sermon or Bible study. You don’t need to be a preacher or have a microphone and a platform. You don’t even need to have all of the answers or eloquent words. 

You just need to be available to the God who sends ordinary people into ordinary places with extraordinary news. Wherever you go, you carry this message of hope, truth, grace, and love. Your words and your life can point other people to Jesus. 

May we strive to be what Paul calls “Christ’s ambassadors” (2 Corinthians 5:20). Are you open to having that conversation? Pray with that person? How is God leading you to point someone to Jesus today? Remember this one thought: God sends ordinary people with extraordinary news. If you want to be open to who God might send you to today, pray with us:

Does loving God ever feel a little abstract? How do I know if I’m loving God well after all? Jesus knows this, and He doesn’t let love stay confusing. 

When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus says to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. Then He adds, “and the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39. Your love for God and love for people are connected. 

Maybe this is why your love for God feels ambiguous. Loving God will always move you toward loving people, and loving people will help you love God. Who might God want you to notice today? Loving your neighbor might look like loving the person who interrupts you, needs patience from you, or is easy for you to overlook. Let’s pray for God’s help in loving others today. 

Have you ever taken inventory of your life and seen that God has given you some gifts? The truth is, God has given each person unique gifts. Peter writes, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” 1 Peter 4:10. 

So your gifts are unique to you, but they’re not about you. These spiritual gifts show other people God’s grace. Do you know your spiritual gifts? There are plenty of free online spiritual gift quizzes that you can take quickly to find out. Maybe it’s encouragement or hospitality. Wisdom, discernment, or teaching. Telling others about Jesus or being generous. 

Whatever your gifts are, remember that God didn’t give them to you so that it would stop with you. Use these gifts to the full so that others can experience God’s grace. If you want to use what God has given you for the sake of others today, pray with us through the prayer below:

Do you think it’s possible to see someone without really noticing them? Jesus shared a story in the book of Luke where there was a man who was attacked by robbers. They took everything he had, even his clothes, and left him half dead on the side of the road. The Scriptures said that two religious men passed by this guy on the road. Do you know what they did? Nothing. 

Jesus said there was a third man who “saw this man and took pity on him. He went to him, and bandaged his wounds.” (Luke 10:33-34)  Saw him. Went to him. This is compassion in motion. 

Take a moment and picture your normal day. Your home. Your school. Your workplace. Your commute. Your subdivision. Who might God be inviting you to notice? And then to take it a step further, who might you notice that needs your compassion? 

Here’s your one thought: compassion becomes love when you move toward the need. If you want God to help you notice someone today, pray with us. But, just so you know, this is a prayer God loves to answer. 

Not every spiritual practice is meant to be seen. Let’s just say it: sometimes that can be our motivation to live Godly lives…so that we can be noticed by other people. But some of the deepest work God does in us happens quietly. 

Jesus teaches in Matthew 6 about the spiritual practices of giving to the needy, prayer, and fasting. With each one, he says it’s better to do them privately. Which one of those practices challenges you the most? Giving, praying, or fasting?

Fasting might be the one that seems most foreign. Fasting as a spiritual practice is different than fasting for weight loss or healthier habits. Fasting makes space for God. It teaches your body that your appetites do not have to be in charge. 

Do you see an appetite for any of these things in your life lately?

Comfort

Approval

Food

Scrolling

Control

Distraction

Maybe God is inviting you to make one small, silent, hidden surrender today. Not to earn His love but to make more room for it. If you want to surrender one appetite to God, pray with us.

Are you the type of person who lays out clothes the night before or decides what you wear minutes before walking out the door? Either way, you choose what you wear, right? And hopefully you choose clothes that match the rest of your day. The Bible says our hearts need the same kind of daily choosing. 

Colossians 3:12 says, “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Then, in verse 14: “Over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” 

Try this simple practice the next time you’re deciding what to wear. Let each piece of clothing be a reminder of what you just read. As you put on a shirt, pray for compassion. As you tie your shoes, pray for patience. And now, getting dressed becomes a prayer instead of a normal routine. 

Compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and love don’t come naturally. That’s exactly why Paul frames it as a choice- just like how you choose what clothes to wear. Here’s today’s one thought: you get to choose what you clothe your heart with. 

Have you ever been guilt-tripped?  Spoiler alert: guilt is a terrible motivator. It might get you to do something, but guilt leaves you unhappy and reluctant to do it again. Unfortunately, one of the places followers of Jesus feel the most guilt is giving. This is not what Jesus wants. 

2 Corinthians 9:7 says, “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion. In other words, no guilt trip required. 

Jesus cares more about what happens in your heart than what’s in your wallet. This is how generosity can actually become joyful because you’re participating with God in something bigger than yourself. 

So before you give anything like your time or money, pause. Ask God, “What do you want to do in and through me?” Listen. And then respond. The guilt you might feel when it comes to generosity falls off when you see it as responding to God.