Sharing the gospel lifts my spirit up and refreshes my soul in times of unhappiness

I was feeling down because I felt I was not appreciated by my company for the years of hard work that I have put into it. Although I knew God is with me, the lousy feeling came to me suddenly that particular day. I do not know why as I thought I have gotten over it so long ago. Although I tried to focus on my work on hand, there was this unpleasant feeling hanging there throughout the day until the time I was knocking off work. Praise God. While I was picking up my car from the basement car park, I bumped into one of my company operator whom I barely knew. Through our brief greetings, I realized she was knocking off as well. So I offered her a lift to somewhere near my house if it is convenient for her. She was so appreciative and I too was glad. In my heart, I was thinking this would be the perfect opportunity for me to share the gospel with her, if not there might not be any more chances like this. At least I could do something for God and at the same time take my mind off my work and problems. I did just that and through the sharing of the Word, I felt edified and so much joyful after the evangelizing encounter. Working together with the Holy Spirit refreshes my soul! Thank you Jesus.

Having said that, I was brought to my remembrance the other day when a friend of mine shared with me a story she read from a book by Kenneth Hagin. She mentioned: Kenneth Hagin talked about an encounter a lady had with Smith Wiggleworth. She asked him what in the world caused the look of joy on his face and he shared with her the answer – the goodness of Jesus in his life gave him such joy. She then asked if God can give her such joy as well? He said yes and led her into salvation. She started rejoicing and asked if it was possible to keep this joy. He told her the only way was to give it away by telling others about it. She the proceeded to share her salvation with her friends and they in turn were saved. This story gave her a new perspective of evangelism – sharing the gospel is the way to keep our joy.

I could not further agree with her on this fact.

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