God in the Gym

When God Is Moving in ALL People — then every day becomes an adventure in Spirit-Led evangelism and discipleship

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G’day Go-Team,

I hope you had a great week. Thank you to everyone who has been reading along and sending me feedback! It’s great to know that this newsletter is being helpful in thinking through what the gospel is, and how we do evangelism and discipleship in todays world.

This weeks EQUIP and ACTIVATE sections are the next part in our Signs and Wonders series. Following on from last weeks “How to Heal the Sick” today we look at Prophetic Evangelism where we listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying and obey. It’s a super fun way to not just share the gospel, but to make disciples.

I hope this fun little tool helps you step into your week with confidence and a plan.

Equip

God in the Gym

I love working out at the gym. One day last year I was working out and praying with my headphones in. I had been convicted by a message on evangelism and so I was praying and asking God to give me someone to talk to.

As I worked out I scanned my eyes across the gym. No one stood out, and I couldn’t see any open doors…

Suddenly a young lady walked past me. I noticed her tattoo and immediately I felt Holy Spirit telling me to tell her that God sees her pain, and wants her to know that He is with her.

I did not want to share this with her at all! I didn’t want to be the creepy guy chatting up women who were just trying to work out… However, The Holy Spirit persisted and I couldn’t shake the feeling I had to speak to her.

I walked over to her and nervously started,

“Excuse me… Sorry to bother you. This may sound crazy but as you walked by me I just felt God say…”

I hadn’t finished my sentence and she began weeping. I continued,

“I felt God say that He loves you and He sees your pain. He wants you to know He is here for you.”

She was so grateful for the words I had spoken. She gave me a hug and began to tell me her story.

When she was younger she used to go to Church, however she had walked away from God and hadn’t been to a Church for a long time. However, just recently she had been thinking about finding a new Church and reconnecting with God!

We prayed together in the gym, and caught up a couple more times after this. She even visited the Church I was pastoring a few times.

We both walked out of the gym that day in awe of how God had set up this divine appointment.

Everybody

Do you realise that every person we pass each day is on God’s radar? God knows them, sees them, and cares deeply about them. Not only that but the Scriptures tell us that,

• God wants all people to come to know Him, (1 Timothy 2:4)

• God is drawing all people to Himself (John 12:32) and

• The harvest is ripe. (Luke 10:2)

Therefore, it should be of little surprise when events like the one in the gym occur.

God is active in the lives of those all around us. He has more thoughts about them than there are grains of sand! (Psalm 139:17-18)

Therefore, it only makes sense that God partners with people like you and me to convey those thoughts to the people He so desperately adores.

If God is already at work in the people around us, then our job is to simply join in.

The ALL Process

Partnering with God to share His thoughts with people is an exciting and humbling experience! It requires faith, boldness and gentleness. However, like in my story above, the fruit will leave you in awe of the God who loves us so deeply.

Here is a simple process to get you started. It spells “ALL” and it stands for Ask, Listen, Love.

Ask - To begin, ask God some questions. Who does He want you to connect with? And what does He want you to do or say? Sometimes it’s sharing an encouraging word like in my story. Other times it may be practical like buying someone some chocolates, or offering to purchase their groceries.

Listen - Once we ask, we need to listen. Don’t brush off the gentle impressions you get immediately after asking, instead take it as God speaking to you. This is a step of faith trusting that God is speaking to us, just like He said He would.

Love - Now that you have your person, and instructions, it’s time to get your love on! Whatever God tells you to do, go and do it with love!

ALL day, every day

Imagine what would happen if you prayed like this everyday?

Imagine what would happen if every time you went to school, work, or your sporting club you simply paused and followed the “ALL” process?

Imagine what would happen if every time you had a fight with your spouse or kids, you paused and followed the “ALL” process?

Imagine what sort of fruit and life your disciple making efforts would produce if you followed the “ALL” process?

God wants ALL people to come to know Him and experience life in all it’s fullness.

This is the adventure of Spirit-Led evangelism and discipleship!

Activate

This weeks challenge is to use the ALL method. Set a timer in your phone to go off every morning. Before you begin your day ask God to speak to you and give you some instructions for who to love and how to love them. Then, go and do it!

Do this each day. The more often you do this the more you will get use to God meeting you on the other side of your faithful obedience. Be warned though, once you start meeting God like this it will become addictive!

Let’s Go!