chickened out

[1humblesheep]

:doh. I was at Barnes and Noble looking for Rod Parsley's book, "Culturally Incorrect", when I noticed a young guy looking at the New Age section. I stopped dead in my tracks. Said to myself, "Here's a great chanch to witness." I turned around to catch my breath. Man, I was nervous. And this from a guy who stood in front of a Catholic Church, handing out pamphlets on what the Pope said a few weeks ago along with some of my own stuff w/scriptural evidence to back it up.

Anywho, I walked to the next section, and asked the Lord for the strength to do it. I go back, and he's still there. And I just balked. I feel bad now, like I let Him down. I know He'll give me strength whenever I ask, but it was a wasted opportunity.

It's funny though. I'm now reminded of a line from "Grumpy Old Men." "The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak." Anyways, I better not do that next time.

[amy_elisabeth]

Oh, I just bombed tonight too. I witnessed, but it was in my flesh. God is greater than our failures. :hug

[jorjean]

The point is, you are aware and prepared. You'll get them next time. When the spirit is willing the door will open for the opportunities to share the good news.:hug The thing to remember is it is not our job to close. It is our job to share the good news, to plant seeds and to water. The Holy Spirit does the harvesting.:pray Good Job.

[RachelsDream]

:doh. I was at Barnes and Noble looking for Rod Parsley's book, "Culturally Incorrect", when I noticed a young guy looking at the New Age section. I stopped dead in my tracks. Said to myself, "Here's a great chanch to witness." I turned around to catch my breath. Man, I was nervous. And this from a guy who stood in front of a Catholic Church, handing out pamphlets on what the Pope said a few weeks ago along with some of my own stuff w/scriptural evidence to back it up.

Anywho, I walked to the next section, and asked the Lord for the strength to do it. I go back, and he's still there. And I just balked. I feel bad now, like I let Him down. I know He'll give me strength whenever I ask, but it was a wasted opportunity.

It's funny though. I'm now reminded of a line from "Grumpy Old Men." "The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak." Anyways, I better not do that next time.





:hug Don't feel bad HumbleSheep...I , too...have failed at times. My heart racing......so eager to share ...but, in the end...."I let my Flesh give in to Fear". We all have those times....we just have to brush ourselves off, and get back on the horse! And thank God too....b/c you have a heart for the lost......Praise God for his Mercy.....it shine's through you!:wave

[all things]

Don't feel bad. Even if he rejects you, you have planted a seed. Many moons ago, when I was lapsed and "searching" i. e. reading New Age books at Waldenbooks, a young man came up to me, and tried to witness to me. I was indignant, and walked away from him, but I have never forgotten him.

[BondServant]

I'm having a really hard time with this.

Like, a REALLY HARD time.

All I can do for some reason(I know why) is ask people in a round about way, "So.....uhh, crazy world we live in these days huh?"

"Yep"

"So ever think about eternity?"

"Nope"

"Ah.....so what do you think about life after death?"

"I'll figure it out when I get there"

And of course at this point I could introduce the Gospel.....but I just can't. It is mostly apparent with people I already know, like before I rededicated my life once and for all..

When do we know when the Spirit is opening a door.......of course I already know the answer to this.

I love God with all my heart, all my soul, all my strength, all my mind.........but I fall flat on my face with the second one, Love thy neighbor as thyself. If truly did I'd be in the wilderness living off of locusts and honey. But then there would be none to evangelize...

:ohno


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[lbeels]

Don't feel bad. I do it too. The good Lord knows our heart's desire to evangelize for Him and as we learn we will make baby steps toward evangelizing.

The Way of the Master tracts and reviewing their TV series has really helped me even though I'm not anywhere near being consistent in witnessing. However, I'm further along than I was four months ago.

I'd like to take their School of Biblical Evangelism course someday soon.

God Bless you all.

[amy_elisabeth]

Don't feel bad. I do it too. The good Lord knows our heart's desire to evangelize for Him and as we learn we will make baby steps toward evangelizing.

The Way of the Master tracts and reviewing their TV series has really helped me even though I'm not anywhere near being consistent in witnessing. However, I'm further along than I was four months ago.

I'd like to take their School of Biblical Evangelism course someday soon.

God Bless you all.

Did you know that if you don't have the money, you can take it for free? :yay You just have to go through the dean... Mark Spence. Awesome class!

[lbeels]

Amy - I didn't know you could take it for free. That is good to know. For me it's a time issue. I could easily get into ministry work but the good Lord gave me the awesome responsibilty to homeschool my son and with running a house and helping with a business we have I just have to discipline myself to stick with my most important priorities until the right time to do all of the other things I'd like to for God.

I'm not a high energy person and it takes a great deal of effort for me to keep up with everything. Anyway, one day I will take it and I'm looking forward to that course. Do you happen to know the difference between the School of Biblical evangelism and their basic training course?

[No2Flesh]

I passed tracts to people in the drive throughs at fast food places lately, put some in phone booths and at gas pumps...but feel guilty for not witnessing 1 on 1 yet..especially Thursday night on visitation with my church which I chickened out on with being shy as an excuse.

Today I gave the girl at KFC a "Somebody Loves Me" tract with my last dollar in it. Man, that felt SO good to do! I really think something happened there.
I wasnt going to even give a tract to her but I felt the HS prod me.

I just finished Mark Cahills book and hope to be half as bold as him someday.