Simple and Easy - Liz Matheson

I loved listening to Arne speak last week, it was so powerful and equipping.

He said not to worry about 'evangelism' just sow seeds... sow seeds of faith with your words, with your hospitality and with the good deeds He gives you to do. It is the holy spirit who does the work, we just have to be faithful in the small things he gives us to do. We also need to water those seeds with prayer, and we need to keep going with taking care of that seed, always listening to what is needed next.

In John 5:19-20 it says, 'Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed.'

I remember with my sister, I tried so hard for years to tell her about God to get her saved and finally I gave up. I said to God, "if you don't do it, it's not going to happen!" And that is when God started to get to work! He told me to do certain things, he gave me good deeds to do at the right time, he gave me powerful words at the right time, he brought another Christian into her life to be her friend, he opened her eyes to differences in her relationship compared to mine and Andrews. It was amazing, because I knew it was all God and the things he gave me to do were easy, just right and at the right time for her heart to be touched, instead of me slogging in my own strength it was fun to be along for the ride.

Sometimes I can still fall into the trap of trying too hard, and getting frustrated so I'm so thankful for the reminder that evangelism is so simple and easy, it is God at work and we're along for the ride; sowing seeds, watering and taking care of them the way He shows us to.