“For God didn’t give us a spirit of timidity, however a spirit of energy, of affection and of self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7
I’m not an evangelist; not by any stretch of the creativeness. It appeared I couldn’t even wax poetic concerning the superb nature of Jesus as a brand new, on-fire believer. Then there have been my quite a few insecurities which served as a irritating blockade.
Via the years, my eyes would fall on at present’s verse, bringing lament and questions as to why I couldn’t be bolder when it got here to my religion. That if I couldn’t be loud and proud about what Jesus did for me on the cross, I had no enterprise professing to be Christian.
I might watch pastors attain out to their viewers with ease and relatability each time approaching the topic of salvation. I, usually, turned so captivated by their message that I might pray to obtain Jesus as my Savior over again. Then discouragement would comply with, decreasing the raging brush hearth of my freshly-stoked declaration to that of a candle wick struggling to remain lit within the wind.
Out of all of the each day prayers I lifted up in my believing life, receiving brevity and fearlessness to share the gospel remained unanswered. I used to be assured that my pleas for the facility to speak to individuals about Jesus weren’t meant to be answered. Fortunately, I used to be improper.
On the earth of actual property it’s all about location, location, location. With almighty God it’s all about timing, timing, timing. Not solely do I consider that I used to be born for such a time as we’re in now, however I firmly attest that God is answering my most skeptically prayed prayer.
With a rise of evil in our world alongside the emergence of unprecedented occasions, the Lord has stoked a recent hearth inside, inflicting me to be unabashed about my religion in a method that’s genuine, loving, and pressing. It’s a haunting realization of those finish instances that has the indwelling Holy Spirit catapulting me into motion.
Abiding in Christ by way of his Phrase and lining up pages of Scripture with the world’s headlines fills me with a good heavier burden that can not be silenced; even with my ever-present insecurities. I’ve to talk up as a result of I really like Jesus and the misplaced.
Each believer has a narrative to inform that somebody wants to listen to, making the distinction between heaven and hell for them. Simply as God introduced me to the place the place sharing my religion is thrilling, emboldening, and tailored according to my persona, he’ll do the identical for you. Belief him with the timing. He offers you all the things required to share your religion, successfully, with others and according to at present’s Scripture.
Heavenly Father, thanks for answering my prayer to specific my religion, confidently, with these round me. Thanks in your good timing that has introduced me to a spot the place I really feel snug sharing the excellent news of the gospel. You at all times know what’s finest. I reward you, within the identify of Jesus. Amen.
In case you are somebody who’s petrified of sharing your beliefs with others, learn and meditate on the reality of at present’s verse, permitting it to shatter that worry and fill you with the arrogance that God offers you the facility to talk up
By Melissa Talbot
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