An opportunity was lost to share one's faith. Another day goes by and I did not talk to anyone about Jesus Christ.
Well, here is another perspective......what opportunities do we lose if we push too hard? When you work on someone in a way that they feel like your "project," they are going to recoil from you. They will see you coming from a mile away and go the other direction. Opportunities lost.
So we Christians just need to be really careful about how and when we open our big mouths. Jesus did not give altar calls and it is not our job to close the sale for God. We are instead to be carriers of his love and grace. We are to be ready always to give answer of the hope that lies within you.
You will know when the time is right. Don't lose your opportunity to reach them by scaring them away.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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i'm reminded of ps 141:3
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips
i ought to repeat that every hour!
I read this response to Pat Robertson's comments about Haiti http://donmilleris.com/2010/01/13/1513/
One thing he said is that struck a chord with me was "The more I trust in Christ's redemptive power through the cross the less overtly religious I become".
We as Christians are called to make disciples of others. You won't do that through coersion. Live your life as close to Christ's example as you can. Know that you will stumble. Know that you are fallible. Be a "dispenser of grace" as Jeff likes to say.
People who don't know Jesus will notice. They will wonder. They will ask.
Dave
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