Acts 17:16-17
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.
What am I doing when I see that my city is given over to idols? Paul's spirit was provoked within him. He was prompted to action. He "reasoned" in the synagogue and daily in the marketplace. It wasn't like he just spewed forth his preaching in an irrational manner. He could clearly communicate what he believed and why in a logical and methodical way.
Also, it doesn't seem like he had a plan as far as to whom he was talking. He didn't seem to say to himself, "Oh, I've got to make sure I knock on this person's door or get the ear of that merchant." It was whom ever "happened to be there." In God's providence, I'm sure no one just "happened to be there" by random chance. The people I come across daily as I go about my business, the ones that just "happen to be there" are the ones I need to have my eyes open for. God has made my life intersect with theirs. I need to be provoked as well as ready and able to reason with them.
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