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interested, and you can do this by taking time to listen. All some people need is for somebody to listen, somebody to pour their hearts out to. So that’s half the job of being a witness—being a good listener! Step 3: Give God’s answers! Let them do most of the talking until finally something is said that turns the knob that opens the door for you to witness and give them God’s answers to their problems—and the main one, of course, is accepting the Lord. Step 4: Get a decision! No matter how good or poor your witness was, or how receptive you think they’ve been or haven’t been, you should always ask them to receive Jesus as their Savior. Sometimes you’ve got to take a chance, because you may never see them again and they may never get another chance. Pop the question: “Do you want to receive Jesus right now?” You may get a “yes,” or “no,” or a “maybe later,” but get a decision! One of the simplest ways to pop the question is to say, “I’m happy because I have Jesus in my heart! Do you have Jesus in your heart? If you did, you’d be happy too!” And if the person hasn’t received Jesus, then say, “Well, you can have Him right now if you want Him. Just ask Him to come in. He promises to do so if you ask Him.” Show them a couple of Bible verses on salvation, have them pray with you, and it’s done! Then they and you have to believe that it happened, whether they feel any different or you see