If there was ever a time that we needed to let our lights shine, that time is now. Moral decline and spiritual bondage is so pervasive it’s unsettling. I could not have imagined years ago, what would become our moral reality today. Sharing your faith, your testimony or just simply praying for or with a co-worker could have lasting and eternal consequences. I’ve often been surprised that most of the people I’ve shared the gospel with really wanted or needed to hear the good news. They were ripe for harvest into the kingdom.

There are some things that you can do to make your Christian witness at work more effective:

Pray that God would create opportunities for you. It is true that the steps of the righteous are ordered by the Lord, you are not working at your present place of employment by accident. God can divinely put you in situations that will enable you to share your faith.

The excellence with which we perform our jobs can be the most powerful witnesses we have. The Old Testament character Joseph was one who was given the responsibility of being the overseer of Potiphar’s house because “his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did prosper in his hand.1”. He ultimately was promoted to ruler over Egypt only second to Pharaoh who said of Joseph “Can we find such a one as this, a man in who the spirit of God is? 2”

Let you supervisor, manager and/or co-workers see you do your job as if you are doing it for God. Using work time to pray for others or share your testimony, when you are not doing what you were hired to do could diminish your witness and your ability to share Christ with others.

Sharing your faith at work could be one of the most important assignments that the Lord has given you. The salvation of your co-workers may hang in the balance – waiting for you to make the difference. With the Holy Sprits help – you can become an instrument in God’s hand – leading the lost to salvation through the shed blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Written by Michele Brown, The Church Online