I believe that I have come to a point where I can face share my faith with others. I have after all been writing about it for almost a year. But writing is one thing, sharing in the physical is another. I was further convinced to share after I heard a message in Church two weeks ago about launching into the deep and witnessing for Christ and as luck will have it two people I work with but hardly ever said much to, approached me on Friday two weeks ago and said hello. One actually mentioned that he had met someone from my ethnic background who was a Christian back in Texas and this person had helped him secure a job when he suddenly lost the one he had. He mentioned that he had also become a Christian and had been baptized.
As days passed I tried to share some of the things that I had learnt with both folks. I was a little careful with the other who had not really expressed what he was in terms of religious affiliation. The other one I gave my phone number to after he mentioned that he was a Christian but his brother wasn’t and based on his ethnicity I am quite familiar with some of the things Christian suffer in that part of the world. I told him to call if he needs to talk at any time. However my interest was somehow misconstrued and I had to withdraw as I sensed hesitation. I am now realizing that It was very foolish to assume that every Christian would share the same zeal at the opportunity to share the word of God. I had prayed that God would make His move not based on anything that I say or do but at his will. I can only conclude that it isn’t God’s time or I am not the right person to witness in this case.
For a minute I was disappointed and felt like I had failed in some way but I quickly drew on God’s wisdom that my prayer or actions really change nothing. They serve more to change me and my attitude towards the rejection that I am bound to face as I launch into the deep waters of this world and preach the gospel in words and via my life as God has called me to do. I will need to learn that there will be opposition and resistance. I would also need to understand that there are people who are technical Christians and would love to remain that way. They love God but are closet worshippers and they do that for fear of persecution. For many reasons like ethnicity and rejection by their people, they would rather love God in private.
This good news is this will not stop me – I will continue to share as God directs and let God be God. If my intentions are misunderstood for any reasons, I will clearly clarify. I don’t need to wait or should not lay emphasis on getting confirmation from anyone I witness to that they have received what I have shared. I let God change them at his will. I’m like a mail man I think. I simply deliver the message. No more; no less.
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