Friday, January 27th, 2006
reaching out
when it comes down to sharing your faith, most of the time, it’ll be you against the world.
why?
Just because people don’t want to hear that they’re inferior to some ultimate being ruling over us. humans are a very proud race – we have to be at the top! we are also a very ambitious race, trying to do things that were only meant for God to do. like give life – they’ve started doing it for animals.. it’s only a matter of time before human cloning will start.
but, have you ever been in a situation where you would really like to share your faith – but the fear of getting hurt or teamed up on, changes your mind?
I have.
perhaps in school, or with a tight group of friend.
but for me i’ve been experiencing this in the work place, because they’re all older than me. how am i suppose to share the faith with them when they’re swearing ever other sentence. am i suppose to rebuke them? would it be right to rebuke them, i am younger after all. but it wouldn’t be right just to stand by and passively express my faith.
if i don’t say anything to them, when they find out i’m a christian – they’ll just think i don’t stand for what i believe in. because i didn’t say anything earlier, or stand up and defend whats mine. so what is the right course of action? If you push, they might pull away. then your chance of sharing with them will be ruined.
also, how do you minister to somebody that is not seeking? You might end up hitting a brick wall. sure, if they wanted to know about God that would be easy, but we’re minsitering to all people we encounter – and that includes the people that have no intention of knowing God. and they are the people that needs us the most.
what if one day the end of the world is here – and at the gates of heaven they ask me ‘ why didn’t you tell us earlier? ‘ because tomorrow could be the end of the world. today could be your last chance to share with them. what if they suddenly die from a car crash. If you didn’t even attempt to share, what kind of guilt would you carry?
the onus is on us to go and preach like paul did – he preached to the gentiles, never stepping back. even if he was jailed, he would rejoice.
for me, i am trying. i’ve let them know that i’m a christian, and i think that when the time God is right, God will lead me to share to the people seeking with an open heart.
but who knows. you live and you learn. i could be doing it all wrong, but at least i know that if i pray about it. eventually i’ll receive an answer. right?
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