I think that you have to align yourself and your motivations with God's will regarding the Great Commission, and be equipped to deliver the gospel in a clear approachable manner. You really have to get in tune with your 'why'. I'm going to give a little intro into a blog post of mine on this very subject, but being that it was a 6- part series, you can get the rest
here:
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you…” Mt. 28:19, 20. AMP
Christ left all of us with this ‘Great Commission;’ yet, many of us feel awkward, ill-equipped, or we are afraid that we might fail in our attempt to position someone to enter the kingdom of God. I mean, that would be like failing God, wouldn’t it? Not! God only asks for our best efforts.
He takes it from there.
However, it wouldn’t hurt to explore some ways to increase our kingdom efficiency. Obviously, in order to be persuasive, we must be
living out our Christian principles to the best of our ability, in order to come from a place of authoritative instruction – leading by example:
“…let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Mt. 5:16 CSB
“Yet wisdom is vindicated and shown to be right by all her children [by the lifestyle, moral character, and good deeds of her followers].” Lk. 7:35 AMP
Having that wisdom also demands one to be facile with the scriptures, to be able to make their case for the necessity of salvation.
Along with our Christian professing, there must be an outpouring of love for everyone, i.e. all the ‘potentially saved,’ wrapped up in compassion, for the suffering of most of the world in the common human condition. We couple that with our faith in God, to equip us for any task He sets before us – through the Holy Spirit.
This is the [remarkable degree of] confidence which we [as believers are entitled to] have before Him: that if we ask anything according to His will, [that is, consistent with His plan and purpose] He hears us…we [also] know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted to us] the requests which we have asked from Him. 1 Jn. 5:14, 15. AMP
You are literally saving lives. You can begin to do so by relating your life changes after having asked Jesus to be the Lord of it.
Finally, just like everything in our relationship with God, we must ask Him in prayer for our direction, to show us which field to plow and where to sow the seed, to fulfill His purpose in us. After all, we cannot accomplish much of anything without His help…
The most trepidation begins when we approach someone outside of church, yes? The best way to create a ‘bond’ is to find a common thread – the weather, conditions in your city, or offering compassion for any stressor the other might divulge, all the while offering solutions and performing acts of kindness.
Once you have established a rhythm, or even the beginnings of a friendship, you might even flat out ask him or her if they are a child of God. A door will open. You can tell them that you are a Christian, how that’s been beneficial, and what one must do to become one.
If they rebuke you, you can repeat back their objection and add, ‘I’ve heard that too, but I found out it wasn’t true.’ Ask the how they think we ‘got here’ on planet Earth, and where do they think we go when we die.’ At that point you can refer to scripture, asking if you can sit with them for a short time and share what you know about God, Jesus and the two types of eternal life – blessed or cursed.
Simultaneously, we can ask Jehovah God in our hearts, which of His words He would have us share in that moment. You only have
one goal: to have this person accept Christ as their savior. Any other changes you think should be made, will be between Jesus and this newly saved soul. This is the time where we turn our egos off...
God Bless
