Being a Christian means I must be obedient to God's Word. This mean doing things that will make the unsaved squirm. Since returning home from the Ambassador's Academy, I am different than I was. This causes me to pause and think...WAS I REALLY SAVED? Whether or not I was...I AM NOW! How do I know that? Because I think of HIM. He consumes my heart, my soul, my mind. I have finally repented and walked away from the OLD me. I am letting God change me every day! I crave to be with other people who are followers of Jesus. I look at every encounter with every human being as being an opportunity to share my faith. I crave knowledge. I study my bible. I am wallowing in evangelism books, blogs, videos. I may need to take up a second job to finance my tract purchasing. :O)
Will I be ridiculed for standing on a downtown street, handing out tracks and talking to people? YES. Will my unsaved-friends think I have lost my mind? YES. In fact, the phone rarely rings for me any more. My Christian friends pat me on the back and say way to go. I wish I had the guts. I wish I had the gift. I wish they could understand that I force myself to get out there and witness and every time I do...I just want to vomit! I wish they could understand that I don't have the gift. I am just being obedient. I wish they would join me. (or at least...help finance my tracts :OP...ok, I'm trying to lighten things up a bit) There is just me and Jesus out there on the street in my village or in a neighbouring town. If there were more Christians doing this, then I might have more credibility. Instead, I look like a nutcase. I'm not...I'm just born again and live knowing that there are so many who will not make it through the narrow gate. Jesus commissioned us to take the gospel to the world. I cannot be selfish and hide the light of Jesus within me...I must show it to all who will see.
After listening to Paul Washer's video message tonight on YouTube...the almost an hour long one where he is preaching at a Youth Conference in 2002, I was looking at response videos and came across this one.
What an amazing, insightful young person!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19lGmRvReBs
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About Me
- Katie
- I am a born again Christian (there is no other kind) who is passionate about the gospel. I believe in the basic evangelism principles of "Law to the proud and Grace to the humble". I seek to share the gospel wherever my Lord takes me. I am seeking to connect with others who are eager to share the Law and the Gospel in various places around north Vancouver Island, Way of the Master style. Yes, it is scary...but it is effective. We are commanded to share the good news of the Gospel and if we love God and if we love people, we MUST share our faith in a BIBLICAL manner...just like Jesus did! I thought that because I was heavily involved in my church, attended regularly, tithed, and I BELIEVED in Jesus that I was saved! There is much more to it. I had not repented (turned from) my sin. As soon as I realized that I was a wretched blob of filth, I fell to my knees, repented and put my life in the hands of Jesus. I can feel God's transforming presence daily in my life. I am excited about each day and what new opportunities it may bring. If you are interested in teaming up for some evangelism activities, please email me: shutterkat@gmail.com
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