"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." (NIV)
Here is practical instruction on how to live among unbelievers. First, we're to devote ourselves to prayer, which involves the mind and the heart. The mind is to be alert, the heart thankful. We focus on the good, the positive. We look for opportunities to share our perspective on life. If our minds and hearts are in the right place, our conversation will be "gracious and attractive and right." In this context, prayer is a way of life, an approach that is always on the lookout for opportunity and something to be thankful for. And it will bear fruit!
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