Discipleship: Deepening my faith. Evangelism: Sharing my faith.
For those who would like to grow deeper in their own faith and find opportunities to encourage others I have discerned a five minute exercise. Consider making a 3 day commitment to begin. Who knows? Maybe it will become a daily spiritual discipline. And once you get started, you may decide you want to spend more than 1 – minute on each step of the process.
READ: Take one minute to read a portion of scripture. Choose any place to start. You may find a book of the Bible and choose to read for one minute each day continuing through that book. Or perhaps you want to open to a different portion of scripture each day.
RE-READ: Take one minute to read the same portion over again.
REFLECT: Take one minute to write down a few words that came to mind while you read, or write a sentence summarizing the passage, or write a thought that came to mind as you read.
CONNECT: Take one minute to share your thought with someone … anyone …send a text message or make a phone call … or sit down for coffee. Perhaps you will share with the same person each day or maybe you will choose to share with a different person based on the content of your reflection. The person may be a fellow Christian who you want to encourage or maybe someone whose faith in Jesus could use some help. Consider sharing with a family member, a co-worker, a friend at the gym or someone you are meeting for coffee. There are no limits, only opportunities to share the good news you have experienced.
SHHHHHHH: Take one minute of silence (it’s a long time) to listen and meditate.
nicodemus3719 