In seasons of life and through experiences of the brokenness of this world, I find myself longing to share the good news of the cross of Christ with people more. To be able to lead them to the only person who can free them from the fear, anxiety, depression, and the soul-crushing worries of this life. I believe there is spiritual warfare always going on that is warring against people to keep them too busy, anxious, on medications, constantly seeking the next high of life and all of this is the devil’s way of keeping people from actually seeking Christ.
Christians are to be the hands and feet of Christ and I want to be that and be used by Christ to introduce them to Christ. My actions on countless occasions, at best, prove I don’t want to introduce them to Christ unless under the most perfect of conditions, and at worst, that I am ashamed of the Cross. In my seeking for the most Politically Correct and least off-putting way to have conversations about Church/Missions/the Bible/Christ, I see myself wimping out on simply sharing the good news of Christ. In moments of conversation where I want to sing His praises loudly, I find myself praying for the ‘best’ way to share and my ‘best’ way ends up coming across like I’m trying to hide the fact that what I’m referring to is Jesus.
In hindsight, there is a problem in me with believing I need to save people, not Jesus. That MY words need to be strategically placed in order to save people.
But all of this is so wrong. My words will never save people. They will never convince people to die to themselves in order to live for Christ. Let alone if the people I’d love to introduce to Christ feel like I’m ashamed of the person and work of Christ that I’m trying to talk to them about.
Something I am being convicted of is that I think my sharing of my faith and talking about Christ has to be more simple and confident. Less strategic and more trusting that no matter what words I say, unless Jesus shows up nothing will change anyway. Speaking Jesus’ name, in joy and confidence of the power that is His name, specifically in His power and desire to draw us to Himself. Trusting God to be God and us to simply obey through speaking with purpose, completely unashamed of the sacrifice of God’s Son on the cross.
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