“The fear of rejection is the number one barrier most Christians experience when they are considering sharing their faith", writes Tom Richardson of People Reaching People Ministries. "We must face that issue and resolve it if we are going to be comfortable openly living and sharing our faith.
If the fear of rejection sometimes causes you to hesitate to be a faith-sharing Christian, I encourage you to:
1. Ask the Lord to help you identify where you have fear of rejection. Ask Him to help you identify the roots of it. Ask the Lord to show you the implications of that fear in your life as a Christian.
2. Put your reputation in God's hands. Tell Him you want to be known the same way He would be known if He lived in your world in your skin. Tell God you don't want to be known for anything more or anything less.
3. Ask the Lord to help you to live it out on a person-by-person and situation-by-situation basis.
4. If you feel you need it, ask God to bring healing to your inner being and to the experiences, emotional wounds and outlooks that have motivated you to look out for yourself.
5. Commit yourself to being diligent in your awareness of your identity being in Christ.
Putting your reputation in God's hands allows Christ to live through you to love those around you and draw them into His Kingdom. Joy will replace fear.”
Tom Richardson is a gifted teacher and has equipped many to more easily share their faith. He will be at Linton Assembly of God in all services Sunday June 14th. I hope you can join us.
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