Actively and intentionally listening to people's personal story can be just as healing as sharing the Gospel. Investing time in people who don't think how we think, or who don't live as we live, allows for us to not only learn from their stories but more importantly, to understand their story. As we seek to understand people's hearts, just as God does, God can use us to reflect the compassion and empathy of His character to people who may have never experienced Christianity this way.