Sharing Your Faith 分享信仰
Dexu Xia
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9
When author and evangelist Becky Pippert lived in Ireland, she longed to share the good news of Jesus with Heather, who’d done her nails for two years. But Heather hadn’t seemed remotely interested. Feeling unable to start a conversation, Becky prayed before her appointment.
While Heather worked on her nails, Becky flipped through an old magazine and paused at a picture of one of the models. When Heather asked why she was so riveted, Becky told her the photograph was of a close friend who’d years before been a Vogue cover model. Becky shared some of her friend’s story of coming to faith in God, which Heather listened to with rapt attention.
Becky left for a trip, and later when she returned to Ireland, she learned that Heather had moved to a new location. Becky reflected, “I had asked God to provide an opportunity to share the gospel, and He did!”
Becky looked to God for help in her weakness, inspired by the apostle Paul. When Paul was weak and pleaded with God to remove the thorn in his flesh, the Lord said, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). Paul had learned to rely on God in all things—the big and the small.
When we depend on God to help us love those around us, we too will find opportunities to share our faith authentically.
When has God helped you to share your faith with someone? How could you pray for someone today whom you wish would come to know God?
Loving Jesus, You work through my weaknesses to bring glory to Your Father. Move in my life today, that I might share Your good news of grace.
我的恩典够你用的，因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全。—哥林多后书12章9节
当作家兼布道家贝碧琦（Becky Pippert）住在爱尔兰时，很想与为她护理指甲两年的欣兰分享福音，但欣兰看起来毫无兴趣。碧琦觉得难以开启话题，就在约好与欣兰碰面之前为此祷告。
当欣兰正在护理碧琦的指甲时，碧琦随手翻阅一本旧杂志，目光停在其中一位模特儿的照片上。欣兰问她为何一直看着这张照片，碧琦说这是她的密友，几年前还成为《风尚》杂志的封面模特儿。碧琦分享了一些这位朋友信主的经历，欣兰专注地聆听。
后来，碧琦出门旅行，等她再回到爱尔兰时，发现欣兰已经搬家了。碧琦回想道：“我曾求上帝赐我机会分享福音，祂应允了我的祷告！”
碧琦受到使徒保罗的启发，在能力不足时向上帝寻求帮助。当保罗因软弱而恳求上帝除去他身上的刺时，主对他说：“我的恩典够你用的，因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全”（哥林多后书12章9节）。保罗已经学会无论在大小事上都倚靠上帝。
当我们靠着上帝的帮助去爱周围的人，我们也能找到机会真诚地与人分享我们的信仰。
你何时曾倚靠上帝的帮助与人分享信仰？
你希望谁能认识上帝，今天你要如何为他祷告呢？
慈爱的耶稣，感谢祢在我的软弱上彰显祢的能力，
使天父得荣耀。今天求祢带领我，
让我能与人分享祢的福音。