A question for you
Vas writes:This morning I was reading some of our Family devotional materials commonly known as Mo Letters. (Even though the new ones are written by Maria or Peter they’re still referred to as Mo Letters.) So anyway, I was reading on the topic of going on feelings and emotions, and I was convicted when I realized that I sometimes seem to miss opportunities to tell others about Jesus—I don’t tell them about Him and pass on the truth that He is the solution to life’s problems.
The reason I pass up the opportunity? Because sometimes I just don’t feel like it.
I had a feeling that the Lord was leading me to read up on this subject this morning to highlight a bit of a weak area in my life along these lines. You see, I do witness weekly, but in the last of couple weeks I hadn’t led a single soul to the Lord… and after reading up on this I can now see that it’s because I’ve gone by my feelings and hence the laziness. I am going to do better though and I am thankful for the Word on the subject that has exposed this lack in my life. I decided to do something about it right away, so I asked God for a solution to one of the main problems I face when trying to witness: knowing how to start conversations with people that will lead to us talking about Jesus.
So I prayed that prayer and took some time to listen, and the Lord gave me a couple ideas. One of them was to ask you readers if any of you have tips or ideas that you may have found that worked for you. Or if you’re not a Christian, what would be something that would interest you? What would stoke your interest in the Lord or what would you suggest someone say to you to interest you?
You see, I also have this phobia. I have this fear that I might be coming across like a self-righteous know-it-all Christian and I don’t want what I say to be affected by that fear. I’m a sinner, I know that without a doubt. Yet I also know that I am here on this earth serving the Lord (by His grace) but not because of any good works of my own. What’s funny is that even though I know this myself, I am also aware that if I’m not careful I can easily become an annoying, self-righteous, bigoted person. So I try to be aware of this tendency and avoid being like this by reminding myself of my faults and failing (which are many). I don’t do this to be on a bummer about these facts, but simply to remind myself that if I happen to accomplish something (anything) good, it’s definitely Jesus. And if I mess up, well… that’s just me! The Mo Letters are full of very good information to help us live the life of a believer. Well let me know…I await your response, whoever you are all of you.
February 7th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
I am Bill Wolverton, I have been a Christian since 1968 and currently attend a Calvary Chapel here in the Denver area.
I have been reading much about The Family and encounterd the COG in Europe in the early and mid 1970’s when in the US Navy.
Yea, I know, it is often quite hard for me to talk and witness to non Christian people about the Lord, especially at work since I work with them everyday 8 hours a day, they know my weaknesses such as when I have conflicts with them and my anger shows and I always tend to “feel” infereior and thinking that what ever I say means nothing to them. So I think. They know I attend church, so, I am sure my life at work is being watched! The Lord has placed us in what ever position we are in for a reason and that is that Jesus would shine forth through us. In other words, for us Christians that work in secular jobs in the world, well, that job and those workers lost around us becomes our mission field. But, it can be difficult to speak forth God’s Word of Salvation to those that need to hear it as it seem like these days that the topic of God tends to get suppressed in the secular work place and I naturally tend to be a somewhat subdued and quiet individual and find it even hard to get involved in regular conversions, and at times have a big problem stuttering, etc. All I can do is constantly become before the Lord in prayer and ask for wisdom and for oppurtunities for sharing and witnessing as well as for boldness when needed as supplied by the Holy Spirit.
Thanks Vas, for letting me get my 2 cents worth in! God Bless you all!
Bill W.
February 9th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
hey thank you for that word of advice. I apreciate it. Prayer is the answer and is something I could also do better in along with being more of a wittness. Tx Bill