Like the Samaritan woman at the well!

I have learned another lesson from the story of the Samaritan woman. I want to share it with you. I have questions: Did you ever question how you serve God? Do people know you are a Christian?

I wonder if we need to be like the woman at the well who was thirsty and without satisfaction, and when she met Jesus, she couldn't contain the goodness of Jesus. Sometimes, I see Christians so eager to share the gospel of Jesus, and I think, if I am a Christian in love with Jesus, everybody should know about the great news about Jesus? I might be hiding behind not knowing enough or do not want to feel like I'm pushing what I believe onto other people.

Other times, I think I am ashamed to tell people that I believe in God, but I don't want to be the one who hears: "... I never know you..." Matthew 7:21-23. Those words hurt! Because I want to live for God. I want to feel fearless and courageous for God.

In my blog "What do Is do with God?" I don't want to feel I'm pushing what I believe in onto others. And there are many occasions in my life I went through that. I want to reach the point where I can share Jesus without feeling weird about it.

As a Christian, how do we need to live? We live our lives pointing at others while we do things worse than they do. We are ready to point fingers questioning their devotion to God when we know we are doing something God is not happy with. Only theirs is public, and yours isn't. But Jesus knows it all. As Jesus knows all about this woman, He also knows everything about you. He knows that we need Him no matter what we do, and He is standing there with open arms to receive us.

Hypocrite! I'm a hypocrite when I say I need Jesus but doubt it. When nobody knows I am a Christian? When I don't share about Jesus? Do I keep Jesus for myself because I want others to feel a certain way or judge me? Or do I even love him?

Jesus, Do I love You?

Prayer:

Help me in my hypocrisy, God. I need a new heart that knows how to repent from my wrongdoings. Help me be like the Samaritan woman even when I don't know if I'm being honest with you.

I hope that one day, Jesus can become again what he was once to me. No matter what people believe, I will still share about Jesus. Nothing is better than my testimonies about what God is to me.