Hi guys.
I have been receiving lots of advice, and seeing this written lots of places, that one of the first steps you should do after turning to Christ is to share the good news and tell someone. I absolutely see why people say to do this, because I do feel like I want to share this excitement. But I don't feel able to do this without being embarrassed? Not sure if that's the best way to phrase it, but as someone living in a very secular society, not having any Christian friends (at least not openly Christian), this is something hard to bring up in conversation. I am also someone who has been out spokenly against religion and Christianity in the past, and I worry about how people will react to be suddenly showing such a change.
It's not that I'm embarrassed or ashamed to follow Christ, and if there is a small part of me that is, I want to move past that and be proud to have faith in Him.
I think I also worry that this might be a "phase"? Since I have explored other religions in the past as well, and none of them stuck, I am scared of being judged for being an outspoken Christian and then stop again. I already feel like I would come off as a hypocrite because I have spoken out against Christians and Jesus in the past, so I really worry how it will look to suddenly be open about Christianity.
I have been receiving lots of advice, and seeing this written lots of places, that one of the first steps you should do after turning to Christ is to share the good news and tell someone. I absolutely see why people say to do this, because I do feel like I want to share this excitement. But I don't feel able to do this without being embarrassed? Not sure if that's the best way to phrase it, but as someone living in a very secular society, not having any Christian friends (at least not openly Christian), this is something hard to bring up in conversation. I am also someone who has been out spokenly against religion and Christianity in the past, and I worry about how people will react to be suddenly showing such a change.
It's not that I'm embarrassed or ashamed to follow Christ, and if there is a small part of me that is, I want to move past that and be proud to have faith in Him.
I think I also worry that this might be a "phase"? Since I have explored other religions in the past as well, and none of them stuck, I am scared of being judged for being an outspoken Christian and then stop again. I already feel like I would come off as a hypocrite because I have spoken out against Christians and Jesus in the past, so I really worry how it will look to suddenly be open about Christianity.