Be bold for Christ

Sometimes I asked myself, "Why am I not being bold for God?" Honestly, I don't know what it is, but I believe God wants us to be bold for him. After all, it is all about Him! Am I scared of what people may think, or do I not want people to question my belief?

Lately, I have been getting into situations where I needed to share my belief. Usually, I'm hesitant about what I need to say. Still, I can see people that don't know my God but are not reluctant to talk about their gods and their beliefs, and I asked myself, "As the child of the God who tells me not to be afraid because He is with me, why I'm still hesitant?" Why am I scared, or why am I not sharing? I want to scream to the whole world how great my God is only to my church members. It's remarkable; that some of them are just a waste of time. Some of them say they believe in God. Still, when it comes to trusting Him, God is nowhere to be found. What about other people? Am I not supposed to be as bold with them when it comes to telling about the greatness of my God? Why does it still feel different?

Is there a difference? No! There is no difference. It doesn't matter; if it is a church member or not. I'm supposed to be as bold with both. Still, when it's not from the same belief as me, I freaked out. I don't know enough to share. But, when it comes to the church members, I'm frustrated about how they think. Indeed, I'm no different. Now I'm becoming more open to sharing it with other non-believers.

What holds me back?

I'm holding myself back! Because when it comes to criticizing the church members and asking them, "Why do they say they believe, but still they behave as they don't?" is hard enough. And when it comes to non-believers, I don't want to feel like I'm pushing what I believe on them. Nevertheless, I realize I got it all wrong! There is a difference! We are not here to push Christ on nobody; we are not here to judge. We are here to share the word of God with others. We are here to share our experiences with others, about what the word teaches us and our experience living it out. If we don't live what we believe, it is hard to share it; because there is no experience. In your experience, you're sharing Jesus. I'm here to share, and so are you! It took me years to understand that it's not about how I feel; it's not about me. It's His work to convince people, not mine.

My experience with sharing

"Why I didn't share?" Because It seemed like I was pushing my belief on people. But now, after being on some test where I got to share, I understood everything. The believers are easier to share, question, and criticize. Why? Because you expect them to know better. But when it comes to non-believers, it is hard not to feel like pushing your religion on them. I understood that after talking to a woman that believes in the New Age. That what I'm supposed to share are my experiences with God. Not to be defensive about it and want to convince Her that what She believes in is wrong, even though it is. I know there is a time for everything. There will be a time when God will show up, but it is up to us to share about Him.

Moral of the story

When it comes to sharing your beliefs with others, it's not supposed to be that I'm going site what the Bible says in black and white. First and all, your testimonies will make their way into people's hearts. That's why Jesus says to share your testimonies because that shows God's love and power.

Be blessed, and be bold for God!