Most of us, as Christians, couldn’t even imagine what life would be like without our relationship with God. We strongly desire to relate our heavenly Father to all the activities of life. Whether it is the birth of a child, a wedding or funeral God plays a central role and we enjoy His presence in our lives. And yet many of us have difficulty sharing with those close to us who don’t know Christ.

We desire to share the good news but we find ourselves unable to verbalize how important God is in our lives.

Why is this? Why do we struggle so much in this area of sharing our faith. Most church leaders in America agree that Christians are failing to verbalize the Good News. In fact, less than eight percent of the Christian community shares the gospel with their lost friends and family? These leaders know that this must change, but are unable to find ways to bring it about in those they oversee.

The following are reasons why people don’t share their faith with the lost. Some of the reasons flow from an honest struggle that has caused many a believer to throw up their hands and stop trying.

“I don’t have the gift of evangelism”

What if I said that I didn’t have the gift of giving and so I not going to give to my church fellowship? Or if I said I don’t have the gift of mercy and therefore I don’t need to show mercy to others. The answer is obvious, isn’t it?

“My life and behavior is my witness”

We like what Francis of Assisi said about this, “Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” This gives us the ultimate excuse to play the music of the gospel without ever having to share the lyrics of the gospel. We need to do both.

“We have to be careful not to push people away”

Another way to say this is, “We don’t want to come across as weird.” What we are implying is that we want the approval of men and are willing to set aside the commands of God in order to gain man’s acceptance. This comment is often motivated by fear and the Apostle Paul tells us that God has not given us the spirit of fear. (2 Timothy 1:7)

“I’ll wait for them to ask me about Christ”

Wouldn’t you agree that most of our fellow Americans have been deceived into thinking that they are “OK” when it comes to going to heaven? Someone has to help them to see that God doesn’t judge us by comparing us to our neighbors. Someone has to identify the deception or they are going to hell.

“I just don’t feel I know enough to answer their questions”

Have you ever noticed how willing and excited new believers are to share their faith with those around them. They instinctively know that all they need to share is what happened to them. No one can answer all the questions the come our way. But ask those who are sharing their faith and they will say that the unsaved ask the same questions over and over—it’s not as hard as it looks. Don’t let this be an excuse…

“I’m fearful of people’s reaction or even rejection of me”

Everyone understands this reason for not sharing. An honest person just admits to their fear and confronts it before God and their fellow believers. I’ve found that these Christians sincerely want to be an Overcomer. They don’t give up but seek to have victory over their fear. It’s interesting that this reason is one of those reasons clearly addressed in Scripture. Find a solution by clicking [Here].

“It’s difficult to find the time to share Christ”

Sometimes we allow ourselves to believe that this life is really all about us. We have our plans and ask God to bless them. But if we are honest we know that God has commanded us to share the good new of His Son because there is something much more important than our temporal achievements—Eternal life with their Creator.

Don’t Miss Out…

Let me remind you of something the Apostle Paul shared with his friend Philemon.

“I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. (Philemon 1:6) NIV