Holy Club 28

When did I last speak to someone else of my faith?

Talk about Church and you'll be unlikely to get much of a hearing. Talk of Jesus and people are often more interested than you expect.

In today's world (and particularly with the younger generations) authenticity is vital - talk on its own is not enough. The athlete Kris Akabussi withdrew from speaking at Christian events all over the country and gave the explanation: 'I only talk my talk where people can see me walk my walk.' 

One of the reasons the Holy Club tried to pray regularly through the day was so that they would be 'walking' with Jesus and people would notice.

There are lots of ways of doing this - the digital world is full of prompts to pray that we can take advantage of. One I've used over the years is the Moravian daily text email http://www.moravian.org/faith-a-congregations/moravian-daily-texts/subscribe-to-the-daily-texts/

This web-site sends an email every day with a text and a prayer. It's great to take five minutes when it pings into the inbox and pause to pray.

Take Time is a great new site that helps you to 'take time' to focus on God http://taketime.org.uk with lots of suggested meditations.

There are lots more you can spend hours googling them!

Another good idea is to link prayers with regular activities - if you've got a dog - pray as you walk him/her. If you wash up by hand, pray as you wash for God's cleansing for yourself and those you love.

If you commute, get into the habit of reading the Bible and praying for at least part of the journey.

Eventually the habit becomes so natural you don't even know you're doing it. It's amazing how much more often we hear God speak into our lives (and through us into others) when we spend time praying.

Bible passage to meditate on: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24