If you're a follower of Christ, then you know loving your neighbor is a non-negotiable. It's part of the gig. But let's be real, that can be incredibly difficult, especially, when some people are just so easy to hate. But the easiest way to break that barrier to intentionally start a new habit.
What we are committed speaks to what we desire. Commitment takes us beyond just want we know, but into our deepest needs—as necessary as food and water. Commitment reveals what we love most and what we love most, we worship.
Spend any time talking with students about sharing their faith, and you will doubt discover they have a sincere desire to help their friends, classmates, and teammates meet Jesus and experience salvation. However, you may also find that we, as leaders, make far too many assumptions.
If we claim to be a passionate follower of Christ and we claim that our identity is found in none other than Christ, that we have a new heart and a new nature animated by the Holy Spirit, do people know that about you within the first thirty seconds of meeting you?
Discipleship is not a moment. It is a process. It requires patience, investment, heartache, and the hard conversation.
