This is difficult!

[angelsfire84]

Lol.

Well, let's just say, I'm striving very hard to spread the word of the LORD, and until present date, from which I am what I like to call "Returning" to my rightful place in GODs service, I am finding it 10000x more difficult to get people to understand the words in THE BIBLE and of the LORD....

Previously, when I myself more or less FORCED the word of GOD away from my life, I never really noticed how easy it was to ignore the signs and ignore the warnings and ignore everything in which THE BIBLE tells us we should do in order to better ourselves in our life and in order to prostrate ourselves in the name of the LORD. However, I'm steadily finding that, it is near impossible to even bring up a conversation about GOD or JESUS without someone stoning you to death in front of a large crowd.

Even people I consider very very close "friends" seem to be ad odds with me about this... Of course, there's this thing about "crossing boundaries" and "forcing" yourself upon people, I suppose, but even the slightest talk about scriptures in everday life seems to aggrevate people to no end! As if I had just dropped a boulder on their toes! Forgive me brothers and sisters, it is not my intent to anger you! However, I wish you could understand the marvel and beauty that comes along with Faith and Trust in our LORD and SAVIOR.....

I will admit now, to an extent of my sins... How I had previously created my own GOD of choice, (LORD please forgive my sin...) and live my life luxuriously and soundly without so much a guilt in the world, in which I continued my daily debaucheries as if they had no consequence whatsoever... Ever certain that I would reach Heaven's Gates without so much as an effort.... Heh, foolish ignorance on my part... Though I can't say for anyone else, at the very least, for me, I understand the folly of my Earthly Philosophy and realize that, there is no escaping the eyes of our one true GOD, no matter which rock, or which cave, or which hut or house you live on Earth...

As I try my hardest to explain to people how, although the HUMAN RACE alone tries its best, (Or at least a few) we are not able to protect/save/renew the world on our own... This is not to say we will not still try, as the battle for our eternal souls is ever present... However, after Millenia and Millenia of so called "attempts" to make the world a better place, has it not sunk in yet that we truly and deeply must rely on our SAVIOR? Which one of us is truly more capable than he, our LORD? None... However, it is all left up to people and their "Human Perspective" of how, "I live my own life, I don't need a BOOK or a GOD, I am the Master of my own fate." .... Fine, but then tell me, are you one who walks on our Earth in perfection and without sin...? Will you let yourself be crucified by your peers and TRULY harbor no ill will in the midst...? Do you somehow have a knowledge of life and spirituality unbound and time-tested...? Do you have EVER LASTING LIFE!?

Still... I can't help but sympathize with the way alot of these people think, seeing as I myself was once there... It is ever comforting to believe that, no matter what you do, no matter where you go, no matter how you live your life, that in the end, somehow "everything will work out" and somehow you being a "good person" or "master of my own fate" will work for the better in "an afterlife"..... The truth, however, is that in this Philosophy, we are spread so thin, forcing ourselves to believe in pretty much "EVERYTHING" that is Earthly and what has been corrupted to portray "Righteous", that in the end, we truly believe in "nothing"... And what then, should we become in the end, but a shadow of our beliefs...? We do truly REAP what we SOW...

Sorry, I'm mostly venting here... I realize that, being a Christian person trying to spread the word of the LORD and enlighten people with scriptures from THE BIBLE will UNDOUBTEDLY be difficult, I just didn't realize -HOW DIFFICULT- it truly was until I actually put my works into play...

Heavenly Father, please guide my hand and my words so that I may do your works and glorify your name.

~Angel

 

[drich0150]

Sometimes the best way to spread the "word" is to remain silent, and simply live out your "message."

 

[Justaman0000]

Lol.



However, I'm steadily finding that, it is near impossible to even bring up a conversation about GOD or JESUS without someone stoning you to death in front of a large crowd.

Even people I consider very very close "friends" seem to be ad odds with me about this... Of course, there's this thing about "crossing boundaries" and "forcing" yourself upon people, I suppose, but even the slightest talk about scriptures in everday life seems to aggrevate people to no end! As if I had just dropped a boulder on their toes! Forgive me brothers and sisters, it is not my intent to anger you! However, I wish you could understand the marvel and beauty that comes along with Faith and Trust in our LORD and SAVIOR.....


~Angel

In front of a large crowd of unbelievers is asking to be torn apart. I wouldn't try that unless you were led to by the Holy spirit. Even in front of 3 or 4 people, i have found it difficult to teach the gospel and further knowledge. Many gang up on you and won't let you get a word in. But I find that if you get one person alone, they open up very easily. Try it with just one person at a time, and ask God for the oppertunity, and let the Holy spirit lead you with words.

 

[wayseer]

Sorry, I'm mostly venting here... I realize that, being a Christian person trying to spread the word of the LORD and enlighten people with scriptures from THE BIBLE will UNDOUBTEDLY be difficult, I just didn't realize -HOW DIFFICULT- it truly was until I actually put my works into play...

Angel - the hardest lesson perhaps is realizing that people, generally, do not care about God. Sad - but there you have it. The fire and brimstone message is dead as yesterdays prawns - smelly and unattractive. How you live out life is a greater witness for God. Are you in debt? How are your relationships with those closest to you? How is your work ethic? Do you attend church regularly? It's the small things that count. Anyone can sprout words - not everyone is prepared for the walk.

 

[Elijah2]

You know mate, as much as you try to share the Gospel with unbelievers, I find it even harder to share the Gospel with believers.

And as you get older I find it harder to keep yourself on track, because at times you seem to lose patience, because things are no longer working out as you had seen things 20 years back.

So, as your disappointment is expressed here, have you tried to find a good mentor, someone you can dump on at times when you feel jaded, and need a good ear?

Blessings!

 

[heymikey80]

Well, let's just say, I'm striving very hard to spread the word of the LORD, and until present date, from which I am what I like to call "Returning" to my rightful place in GODs service, I am finding it 10000x more difficult to get people to understand the words in THE BIBLE and of the LORD....

I've found in college age, people can often be more open. They're learning new things, and they want to learn them.

Outside college, you're working with a wider group of people. They've decided how to live their lives, and any other demands on their life or work are met with defiance. Often it takes adversity to confront the way their lives are led. To me that's the point of the Beatitudes (Mt 5) by the way: Jesus is describing the kinds of people who will seriously consider the Gospel, it's not just a list of "nice people".

 

[BobW188]

Don't worry so much about whether people listen. A big reason we're told to share the Word is because of what it does to us. We change, even if no one else does.

 

[super_sketcher]

Maybe the light will show you the way. Chat up a storm

 

[Mack7]

Greetings and may God bless all who read. AngelsFire, do not be discouraged. The Word of God was rejected even during the time of Jesus. I know at times, trying to spread the Gospel can be an uphill battle but this is why we trust in the Lord for wisdom and guidance. I find myself testifying more to others of what Jesus has done in my life as physical proof, whether they choose to believe it or not. I truly thank God for His grace and mercy in His willingness to show me the way. I trust in God to continue to build my faith and always look for opportunities through God to share His Holy Word. Hold steadfast to your faith no matter what you are facing.

Remember it is written in 2 Peter 3:3-4, "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation." Amen? Sometimes, people are going to believe what they want in ignorance.

Nonetheless, we press onward in Jesus in faith, spreading the Word. Also remembering what is written in John 3:18, "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." Amen? Help us Lord. The world needs continuous prayer and God's enduring mercy. Continue to pray for mankind in general, for their eyes to be opened to the truth and also for the children of God to remain faithful in our walk with our Heavenly Father and to continue to obey His will for our lives.

 

[heymikey80]

I thought of something else, too.

At some point you'll hit nerves, and people will start speaking honestly about what they think. Don't shrug that off, but learn and listen to them seriously -- with the Spirit of God as your interpreter. There're things they'll say that won't end up being right: you know that. But there're also things they'll say that the Spirit of God will have you fixing your own self.

We're all wrong. Let that be honestly where you stand. You can be wrong about some things, too.

Just not about Christ Jesus and His love and salvation. That's the piton in the Rock. Hang on that. Let everything else be up for examination, honesty, regrets, humiliation, and confession and repentance. Yes, you may be more right than those you talk with. But if you repent to be ever more right, even when they're comparatively back in the dust ... it's an impressive thing.

Because it shows we're not right -- He is.