I was able to spend some time with one of the guys on my team tonight, Ryan. Our random time of going to the store was very uplifting and encouraging. And it all began with him asking me what my testimony was. In most contexts outside of Master's that would be a very awkward question, since we tend to think sharing our testimonies of salvation are reserved for the church pulpit. But our time together sharing, listening, and getting to know each other more, as brothers, was great.
Christ is amazing. He bonds unlikely people together. Ryan and I are very opposite personalities and have spent our 4 years at Master's with many different people. Besides our freshmen year, we've never really crossed paths. We barely knew each others' names. But because we both love Christ, we genuinely care about the other. And it's because of Christ. We must rely on the love of the Father to love others.
Friendship begins when, out of genuine care, you ask questions about another and listen to them. And because of the Lord's work in our life, we have something to offer them, whether of the kingdom of light or the kingdom of darkness: the gospel!
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