How to Have a Spiritual Conversation

Too often, we get busy with life or distracted by things that don't really matter, and we miss the opportunity to go deeper with our conversations. I want to encourage you to ask God to make you aware of openings when you can turn your conversations toward spiritual topics. If you are not having spiritual conversations with your friends or family members, who will? Do you know what your friends and family believe about Jesus? Will you print or save the following list of questions and start asking the people you love if they know the God you love?

20 Spiritual Questions

1. What do you believe about Jesus and why?

2. What does it mean to you that you were created by Jesus and created for Him?

3. What was your life like when you were an enemy of God, separated from Him because of your evil thoughts and actions?

4. Tell your story of how and when you were reconciled to God through the death of Christ.

5. What makes it difficult for you to continue in your faith?

6. What responsibility has God given you? How can you serve Him?

7. How would you explain the mystery of the gospel to someone else?

8. Who are you teaching to know Jesus?

9. Are you depending on your energy or on God's?

10. Who are the holy and faithful Christian servants in your life?

11. For whom are you most thankful in your spiritual life?

12. Who shared the truth of the gospel with you?

13. For whom do you pray without stopping?

14. What do you pray for others?

15. Who prays faithfully for you?

16. What do you want others to ask of God on your behalf?

17. What are you doing currently to please God?

18.  What evidence proves that you are bearing fruit for God's Kingdom?

19. Can you feed yourself spiritual food?

20. Who else are you feeding spiritually?

I doubt you would cover the whole list of questions in one sitting, and some of the questions may not apply to your friend or family member. Just imagine, though, the conversations you can have with your kids around the dinner table. This is discipleship. This is developing relationships that will continue for eternity. I want to spend my time talking about things that are going to last forever.

This list of 20 questions was inspired by the writings of Paul in Colossians 1. I encourage you to read this chapter and begin praying about the people God has placed in your life. What if you are the only one who loves them enough to ask them about their eternity? Do not delay. Have that spiritual conversation today.

Put on the Armor of God...Now!!!

Our next Scripture passage comes from Ephesians 6:10-20. I've been reading it several times a week all month, and I am wrestling with how to apply it in practical ways in my life. Girls, the struggle is real! However, our struggle is not against people, or money, or things, or schedules, or broken down vehicles, or bill collectors. Our struggle is against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. The reason we never feel like we are overcoming our circumstances is because we are fighting an invisible enemy who is sneaky and mean. We need some fighting gear, and we need to put it on daily. We must be diligent, because we cannot fight this battle unprotected. While the armor of God is a metaphor, I need some practical applications. Will you do this free Bible study with me this week? Let's put on God's armor every day, because the spiritual battle is real!! I need to know I am not alone in my fight against evil. Will you let me know you are marching beside me? I sure could use the encouragement today!

Happy Mom's Day 2017

Sharing my heart about parenting with my church family on Mom's Day was pure joy for me. The vote of confidence my husband gave me by allowing me to teach our congregation was a blessing.

The Scriptures I used were Ephesians 6:1-4 and Exodus 20:12.
1 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord,^[a] for this is the right thing to do. ² “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: ³ If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”^[b]
4 Fathers,^[c] do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

¹² “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Here is the link to the slides I used. Parenting Tips
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Here is the Facebook live feed. 

Thank you for all of the kind comments from my church family. I am so grateful you are raising your children to fall in love with Jesus as they follow your example!