I constantly battle with fear. Not the 'I'm scared of the dark' fear, but the fear of man. Getting involved in evangelism is something the Lord has been working out in my heart lately. As followers of Christ we are all called to "...go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20. This March 3-7 I will be attending Ambassador's Academy in LA, California. I will be taught skills in evangelism and challenged to do one to one Biblical evangelism. We will be spending two days at the beach and on Hollywood Blvd. doing one to one evangelism and maybe even some open air preaching!
This is where fear plays a HUGE role in my life. I hate it and I would greatly appreciate prayer against fear in my life. The thought of going up to someone and talking to them about their beliefs is way out of my "comfort zone". A verse that stands out to me to keep me from dwelling in my fear is,
"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God." Luke 9:26-27.
I am not ashamed of the Lord and I will not let Satan hold me back from what the Lord requires of me. The biggest thing I fear is not knowing what to say and looking stupid. I'm sure there will be times that I won't know what to say and I may look stupid, but I am...I want to be...willing to take that risk. I was reading Isaiah 43 today and there were so many encouraging verses in there. One part specifically stuck out to me,
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior..." Isaiah 43:1b-3a
I do not need to fear. The Lord is with me and He is greater than all.
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I love that last verse you wrote! I admire you because you are stronger than me in sharing your faith! yikes! it seems scary, but i know you'll do a great job, and if God led you to be there then I know he will walk with you through it:)
Love you!
Remember that their fate is far worse than the worst that any human can give you!
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