There have been times in my life when I have needed to be a comfort to others, an encouragement, a guide, advice giver and someone who can be there for someone else. I have gladly met these occasions, trying to be the good friend, sister and daughter. But in these times, I have noticed that the call for spiritual guidance has not always come up, and maybe it should have. There have been the times when I have used the guidance of the Bible, or the comfort of the Will and Presence of God. But there have been more times where I have relied more on my own knowledge and experience to help others who come to me. And sometimes I even think that the occasion dose not really even call for God and spirituality to be brought up.
This is foolish. This is something that I should never dare to even think. There is always the occasion to bring up God and all His work in our lives. I should never be afraid to mention the way in which God can be seen in any situation. And nor should anyone else.
God is with us wherever we go. This is something any Christian readily confesses. If that is the case, should He not be present for every conversation we have? Should He not then be a part of ever conversation we have? God has a part in every single event of our lives. He knows the number of the hairs on our heads. We can go to Him with any trouble in our lives. He hears all things. He knows all things. He is present in all things. With all this said, we can come to the conclusion that God is relevant in all things. Any conversation we have, we can find reason to mention God, and His work in our lives.
It is shameful for anyone to think that there is an inappropriate time to bring up our Lord. Matthew 10:33 has the powerful words that say "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." We seem to conveniently forget these words when we find ourselves uncomfortable about talking about our Savior.
But why are we uncomfortable?
What reason would we have to be so hesitant to bring into a conversation anything that has to do with spirituality and Christ? What reason could be have? Is there any reason that could possibly be valid enough to warrant the omission of God from an important conversation? I don't believe that there ever could be. There is no issue small enough. There is nothing that He would not be a part of.
We find our comfort in God and in His Word. So why are we not comfortable to include Him in our words? What sense does that make?
Talk about God. Be comfortable in that. If there are people in your life that you are not comfortable mentioning God around, maybe you should not be around them, or they need to be made more aware of God. Our salvation should be something that we readily talk about. Should be something that we are comfortable mentioning at any time and place.
Matthew 10:33 says: "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."
Think hard about these words for a minute. Read then through a few times. I do not think that this has to be an intentional verbal denial. We can deny Christ simply by not speaking of Him when an occasion arises for Him to be spoken of. There is a great consequence to that denial by omission.
Speak of your Lord. It is expected of you. It is required of you. It should be the easiest thing to do, though I admit that it is not always so. I am not trying to say that you should become an over-spiritual person, who can't say one sentence without the inclusion of spirituality—that every petty conversation must have mention of Jesus. But I am trying to say that you should realize the many occasions where Jehovah can be recognized in a deep conversation. When your talking about something bad that happened, and you mention that it's horrible that it came about, you can easily add that it is still within God's control, and we need only trust in Him. Or if you are giving comfort to a friend who is having a hard time, it is a simple thing to assure them of your prayers for them. When a family member is blinded with hardship, it is an easy thing to direct them to look to God in their turmoil.
These occasions are many, and many are the times where God doesn't seem to come up as much as He should. God is powerful and always present, but sometimes He may want to use gentle means to bring His children to His throne. One of those means might be you. God can work through you (and the words you use and the topics you bring up) to bring others to Him.
Be comfortable about your spirituality, and you will bring comfort to others.
