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hi hope you can help me i'm a 15 year old male i'm a devout christian i love god with all my heart and i wanna be a better christian and devote my life to god i want to help people to get closer to god i wantto start to spread god's word i'm a bit nervous not sure where to start but i want to start talkinhg to people about god maybe start with people that i know not sure how do i go about it? (link)
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Well, the first thing I learned is that there's always someone right around you that you could be affecting in a positive way with your Faith.
By living out your Faith in front of friends and family, you are making an impact. When I first became a Christian, I first even considered going to church because of an encounter with God's Grace first. But second, I remembered other people in my family going to church every Sunday, and one time my Grandmother sent me a book of Prayers when I was in college. I was sad at the time and I really liked them. It was a full 9 years or more before I actually went to church on purpose to decide if this was really the path to God. (Incidentally, because I wasn't raised in Christ, I tried out all the major faiths up until this point without finding what I felt was the Truth).
However, because of that example, it didn't feel unnatural to, "check church out," when the time came.
It was never anything they said interestingly enough. Just those two things she did actually became part of my initial decision.
Next, look around your home again. What kinder things should you be doing when it comes to younger siblings or other family members or neighbors. Do you spend Saturday playing video games in your room when you could be taking a little brother or sister to a cool museum downtown? Are you watching music videos or reality shows when you could be playing Monopoly with other family members? etc. People are surprised usually. Their first thought is find a mission field. However, before you do that, God has already given you a mission that's right around you usually, that most people don't realize.
Next, find a place to volunteer on a regular basis. Make sure it's something that your parents approve of. Start there, make that regular commitment to one or two places throughout the week. You'll start to learn your strengths and talents that God has given you. Are you a good listener? Do you like to build or work with your hands? Can you tutor or help with complicated subject matter? Are you a pastor? Are you best at street evangelism? By the time you're 18, you'll have an idea of where God wants you to be in His Kingdom and what steps to take next. It might be a mission field in the jungle or down the street from your house. So it's important to keep that in mind.
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I have started volunteering! Thank you for all your wonderful advice! :)
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