TodaY, I got to stand in front of a group of women washing their clothes in a stream, and preach the gospel to them, as they watched and listened. It was the closest thing I’ve done to street preaching but it was more like “creek preaching” lol. It was the first time I’ve ever done anything like it, but easily one of the most exhilarating things I’ve ever done. At first I was unsure of what to say, and BJ was translating, but after a few sentences it just flowed. The holy spirit was with me and I just spoke the truth that I knew from my heart, and the whole gospel was shared, and it was amazing. I can’t wait to do it again.
While I was a student at MSU, I took speech class and gave my last speech, a persuasive speech, asking and urging my classmates to consider the gospel. That’s when I first got a taste of evangelism and ever since then, I have had a hunger for more, to share more, after all, its what were meant to do, as Christians, share our faith. From there, God blessed me to come to know some of my most encouraging friends from school, Cash, Nate, Ray, Garrett, and then my previous buddy Tim. These guys were passionate for the Lord and getting his word out to the campus. I was so inspired by them that I wanted to do the same, but Satan filled my head with lies, that I was unworthy, too timid, shy, and that I didn’t know enough, to do such things. I have been praying for boldness since thay time in my life and I finally feel like I am becoming bold, opening my mouth to speak as I ought to speak, for I am an ambassador in chains to the gospel! (Eph 6:19-20) The thing is, it wasn’t that God hadn’t heard my prayer, or that he left my prayer unanswered, because he gave me many opportunities. It was that I wasn’t listening to him. He had already been filling me with boldness, I just needed to have faith and take that step out of the boat and onto the water, like Peter. Once I opened my mouth and spoke the first few sentences, the rest just flowed. I don’t even remember exactly what I said but I know it was good, I know it was the gospel I have learned and that has been sitting on my heart, just waiting to come out. I felt God’s presence there with me on that river bank. It was really just Him speaking, and not me, because I could hear the authority coming out of my mouth, but it was all Him. I am only the mouthpiece, the vessel, by which he bears his truth. Pray for me that I may continue to step out in fath to do the hard stuff, cuz the hard stuff will be the awesome stuff. This is what I was meant for.
I will tell you though, nothing you ever do is easy at first. It is like any other skill, like riding a bike or learning to drive. At first its a little scary and you’re not sure what to do. But the more you do it, the easier it will come for you, I promise. Plus your not alone, the holy spirit is there to guide you in what to say. Just keep practicing friends. We as Christians are not meant to just get filled. It means very little to read your bible and absorb knowledge every Sunday. We are given knowledge to give it back out, to use it, to spread it. We fill ourselves up with Christ so that we can pour Him back out to others. Make sure you are filling up AND pouring out. Cars aren’t meant to camp out at the gas station, and ships aren’t meant to stay in a harbor.
Fact about Nepal: the population is less than 2% christian. Now if that don’t increase the urgency of the gospel for you, then I don’t know what will. This is what they mean by unreached people groups. The people here are waiting, just waiting to hear the gospel and receive it. The churches are growing. God hears the cries of the people, and he is waiting with patience, desiring that all may come to know him. Go and share the good news with someone you encounter today. You’ll never regret getting to share a message that could save someone’s soul.
