When God calls you to share your witness with someone, don’t mistake the fluttering of your heart for nerves. God will tell you when to speak up, and your heart will often flutter with conviction. That is simply the Holy Spirit at work, calling you to the moment. I like to think of my fluttering heart as being tapped by the wings of that dove that descended upon Jesus at his baptism.

When conviction comes, pray Paul’s words to the church in Rome. You can pray, “God of hope, fill me with all joy and peace as I believe in your name. Fill me with the power of the Holy Spirit so that my words may abound with the hope of your salvation.” God will answer that prayer as you yield your thoughts and your words to him. The Holy Spirit is an excellent witness; in fact, he is perfect. If you pray for your witness, God will create and author your witness.

The only reason a Christian would be unable to witness is because that Christian has forgotten to pray and forgotten that it isn’t about the words we speak. It’s about the words God wants to speak through us.

If you allow your nerves to be a hindrance, you will miss the conviction and the abundant blessing of having your thoughts and ideas filled with the “joy and peace” of believing. Nerves can hinder you from knowing the abundance the Holy Spirit can bring to your life.

Wisdom is joyfully sharing Christ with others. Wisdom is sharing Christ through the power and abundance of God’s Holy Spirit. Wisdom is also learning that a fluttering heart is God’s encouragement to pray so he can fill you with all you need to be his witness and share your belief with someone who needs to know and receive their salvation in Christ.