So, listening is the first step toward telling. Real listening. Not the kind of listening that is the "I'm not talking but I'm getting ready to as soon as you pause" kind of listening. But real listening. Real listening is hard.
Something else that is hard is leaving "closing the deal" to the Holy Spirit. No one has interest in receiving Christ unless the Holy Spirit prepares them. God has chosen to use us in this work, and we have the awesome privilege of sharing the gospel. We are responsible to present it accurately and in love. The Holy Spirit is responsible to cause the truth to take root in a person's heart. When we get the opportunity to lead a person to Christ it is incredible. But there is no technique. There is no 4 point plan. Listening and sharing. Believing and trusting. Knowing and serving. It's messy and rarely happens the same way twice. That way we know it is God, not us, who is doing the converting.
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