Tips for Sharing Your Faith With Your Family
Take advantage of the spiritual foundations of the holidays to witness to unbelieving family members.
Principle | Example | Scripture |
| Remember that it is God who changes the hearts and wills of people. | Regrettably, we want to see them come to Christ so much that we sometimes push and manipulate. | I Cor. 3:-6-7 |
| Pray urgently, desperately. | Have friends pray for your unsaved loved ones, too. | Phil. 4:6 |
| Preserve the relationship. | If there are relationship problems, be quick to reconcile. | Heb. 13:1 |
| Develop a loving boldness. | You may want to say, “I wouldn’t be fair to you or our relationship if I didn’t share the most important thing in my life.” | II Tim. l:7 |
| Ask thought-provoking questions about life:“Who is God to you?” “Do you ever think about death, and where would you go after you die?” “What brings you happiness in life?” | “What does Christmas mean to you?” | John 4:1-30 |
| Recount what God is doing in your life. | You may not want to share what you learned in your quiet time, but perhaps of God’s hand in your decision-making. | Psalm 118:17 |
| Check your methods and motives when debating spiritual things. | Are you trying to be right or righteous" | Prov. 11:2 |
| Give nonbelievers a reason to be curious about Christ. | How do you view Christ yourself? Do you portray Christianity as a relationship or a lot of rules to follow' | Phil. 2 |
| Love and live well. | Love them as God loves them. | Rom. 5:8 |