How well do you share your faith?

That is a tough one!

Witnessing is challenging… Scary… and sometimes frustrating.

But God works through witnessing. One of the challenges of sharing is that we need to be in the world but not of the world…. I frequently read Mark Beeson’s (pastor at Granger Community Church) blog. Mark gave an interesting response to Trick or Treating: Check this out:
You think they worship Satan?”
“What?”
“Do you think they’re devil worshipers?”

“Who?”
“Parents who dress their kids up for Halloween and celebrate Satan. You think they’re of the devil?”

(Now, you should know Sheila and I didn’t celebrate Halloween with our kids and we’re not going to have Halloween parties at GCC, but I’ve got to admit, this guy wigged me out with his suggestion.)

“Dude. Are you suggesting the parents who let their daughters dress up like Cinderella and the Little Mermaid are worshiping Satan?”
“Hey,” said my very religious interrogator, “It’s the devil’s day. So do you think Trick-or-Treating is demonic, or not?”

“Let me ask you a question before I answer,” I said. “Do you believe all the people who attend a Church Wedding service are living for Jesus? Are all the people who dress up for Church Weddings committed to Christ and His Kingdom?”

“Of course not. That’s ridiculous. You know a lot of them aren’t living for Jesus; they’re just coming to a Church Wedding. That doesn’t mean they’re committed to Christ; they may not be committed at all.”

“Then let me suggest that dressing up for Trick-or-Treat doesn’t mean you’re committed to Satan any more than dressing up to attend a Church Wedding proves you’re committed to Christ.”

I probably should’ve had a better response, but that was the best I could do at the time.

1 Samuel 16:7b – God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

How are you in the world but not of the world?
What are you doing to reach those that are far from God?

James