Day 36.....Made for a Mission
This is one thing that I love to do. I share my faith in emails (also posting messages in Yahoo groups) to my customers (I sell sports cards in eBay) and I send them all a tract. I also offer to pray for any needs they may have. I like to do street ministry, and parks ministry, but find few who want to do the same. I'm either going to have to just face the fact that I must do it alone, or pray for the Lord to send just one person who's willing to evangelize in that manner. One who won't be judgmental, but will openly express the love of Christ to them. I've been invited to participate in a nursing home ministry as well. But I still need to pray about that one. I don't want to get overextended in one area or another. Also, I need to find people willing to go......hey, wait a minute.......I don't need to find them.......Hehehehehe. If that's where the Lord wants me, then that's where I'll be. He'll send others to go with me. Just like He did here. I really this "Made for a Mission". See I live in Mission, Texas. Way cool.
I sure appreciate all of you taking this journey with me. I'm thankful to see and hear about all the growth that's occurring. Lives are being changed. Folks are getting serious with their walk with Christ! That's the mission folks. Hopefully what we've learned here, we can bring others into. Maybe in 6 months down the road, or really whenever you want to, read this book again, and invite others to read it with you. Feel free to use this blog as well.
"What fears have kept me from fulfilling the mission God made me to accomplish?"
Probably the fear of failure. It's been so long since I really did any street ministry, that I've kind of been leery. But not anymore. I'm ready!
"What keeps me from telling others the Good News?"
Again I guess it's just the lack of someone to go with me. When you go in at least a pair, one can pray, and the other can minister. It's just what I'm used to......it's not to say I couldn't do it alone, but it's kind of like being on a tightrope with no net. Hehehehehe. I want the net......Hehehehehe. Like I said, just one other person. Sure, I'd like more, but one would be OK too.
posted by James at 12:19 PM
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"What fears have kept me from fulfilling the mission God made me to accomplish?"
God didn't make me to be a street evangelist.
I'm not wired that way, and if I
tried to evangelize in that way, it would be nothing short of a disaster.
I live a quiet kind of evangelism. It's a "see", "don't tell" kind of evangelism.
I'm wired to evangelize through relationship. My life experiences and gifts incline me to reach out to the marginalized people in our society. The homeless, the mentally ill, the drug addicted, the undereducated...these are my neighbors, and I love them.
I intentionally invite my neighbors to share my life's journey with me, and I offer to share theirs as well. These relationships are where the roots of my particular kind of evangelism are grounded. They are quiet roots, but they run deep and lives are being changed and people are choosing Christ!
Regardless of how God has made each of us, I believe we are all called to be "see through" or "transparent" disciples. As we go about our daily lives, everyone we meet along the way should be see the reality of Christ shining through us. This is my life's goal and this is how I aspire to be with every breath I draw!
My problem is, that I'm socially awkward and overly self-conscious. I mean it! I'm a social dork and to top things off, I'm also introverted, which means that reaching out to others is sometimes scarey for me.
I'm sometimes afraid of people...afraid their rejection, afraid of their judgement. And I'm selfish too. Sometimes I just want to do what I want to do and forget about all the rest. (Those moments are rare however, and are usually a sign that I've overextended myself.)
I'm also afraid of making mistakes, and of unintentionally wounding others.
I fear disappointing God.
I fear disappointing my church.
"What keeps me from telling others the Good News?"
I remember what it was like when people tried to cram the Good News down my throat.
It was horrible and it made me distrust God even more than I already did.
So today, I want to choose my words carefully and I want to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's promptings on when and how it is appropriate to share the gospel with others.
This is still very much a learning process for me and I think my lack of experience coupled with my lack of discernment are the two key reasons I don't share the Good News as freely as God might desire me to share.
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