Zig Ziglar was a motivational Christian speaker who once said, “A goal properly set is halfway reached.” We have spent the month considering our personal calling to share Christ wisely with others. The only wrong way to end the month would be to end it with the same convictions and behaviors as we began. Do you have a new ambition about sharing your faith in Christ? Zig Ziglar would say, “You’re halfway there!”

Paul told the church in Rome, “I make it my ambition to preach the gospel.” It is safe to say that the overwhelming success he experienced changed the history of the church and the world.

But Paul made one other statement about his ambition to preach the gospel. Paul said that he wanted to preach “not where Christ has already been named.” Paul was a missionary as well as a theologian. Paul planted churches that changed the world.

I hope all of us have been inspired to share our faith with others. I hope even more that we share Paul’s ambition to share our faith with those who might not hear a testimony about Jesus from someone else. Are you willing to stretch every relationship in your life to include your testimony of faith in Jesus Christ?

Is the person who cuts your hair saved?

Is the person who cuts your grass saved?

Is the person who lives next door saved?

Is your dentist, doctor, accountant, or handyman saved?

Is your coworker, your supervisor, or your CEO saved?

There are people in your life who are yours to witness to. Quite possibly, you are the best person to serve as an effective witness in their lives.

Wisdom is joyfully sharing Christ with others. Do you wisely share Paul’s ambition to joyfully share Christ with people who have never heard the plan of salvation before? Zig Ziglar would say, “If you will share Paul’s goal, you are halfway there.”