WITNESS

Witness is not a verb. You don't go witnessing, you ARE a witness.

i heard this about five years ago at a student conference. and today, i was reminded of it again in a conversation with my friend.

i spent most of my day drafting in our classroom/studio. being in a class of eight girls makes for many conversations and lots of silliness. but anyway, my friend made a comment today that really made me think. she said, "the world needs more cool Christians like you... people who don't just condemn everything..." and then she said, "i admire you. you have so much confidence in yourself. i was just telling my friend about you the other day. how you always seem to know who you are, where you're going, what you're doing..." and i realized that i do know who i am and where i'm going. i know because of Christ! i realized that even though i hadn't preached the gospel to her, God is drawing her closer to Himself. i continue to pray that one day soon, i will have the opportunity to explain the Reason for my confidence and that she will be able to recieve it as her own.

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
~1 Peter 2:12~