My favorite quote of all time is by St. Francis of Assisi.
"Preach the gospel always, when necessary use words."
He was a strong, loving, and selfless man, and he had the right idea when it came to evangelism. People don't respond to words, they respond to action... they respond to love. When we invest in people's lives and love on them we are showing Jesus and His love. It's easy to talk a good talk, but can you walk the good walk too? If our walk doesn't match our talk then our testimony is useless. If we believe in Jesus's saving grace and speak it with our lips, and then go get trashed every weekend, or flip someone off when they cut us off on the highway, people will see that and they won't see any difference in your life. They'll think, "Why would I want Jesus? These people don't act any different from me." Our lives will speak much louder than our words, so what is your life telling people about Jesus?
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