My dad saw his business as a means of sharing his faith. Every time he met with people to help them with their investments, he ended each meeting by sharing his faith and giving his clients one of his favorite devotional books, a Gospel tract or a Bible.
He was often invited to speak at churches for their men’s breakfasts, and he would challenge the men to share their faith in the workplace. Every time he spoke, he set up a “resource table” in the back with items he loved to give away. His favorite was Gospel tracts. He left them with every tip at a restaurant, he handed them out at toll booths, and he even gave them to people he had just met for the first time.
I remember attending one of the men’s breakfasts where my dad spoke. When he ended his talk, he opened it for questions. A young man challenged my dad and said he felt tracts weren’t an effective way to share the Gospel. My dad asked, “What’s your way?” He didn’t have an answer. Then my dad said, “I like my way better than your ‘no way’!”
Paul encouraged Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:2 to always be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. The Message translation says it this way, “Proclaim the Message with intensity; keep on your watch. Challenge, warn, and urge your people. Don’t ever quit. Just keep it simple.” I can imagine Paul saying what my dad said to those he was discipling: “What’s your way?”
(By Dan Britton. The original post appeared at christianpost.com)