Keep It Simple

When it comes to sharing our faith in Christ, there are a number of ways to think about it.  An older and more traditional expression speaks of our winning people for Christ.  Another way of speaking of this discipline of the faith would speak not of winning people, but of influencing them for Christ.  A third alternative would speak of being one who is faithful to sow seeds.   Of course, this is not an all inclusive list.  There are surely other ways of speaking of the way we understand our call to witness and share our faith in Christ.   

These three only point so some of the possibilities.   What is most important is that we respond to the call of Christ to share our faith with others.  To read the early words of John's gospel is to be struck by the way John the Baptist sees Jesus and points to Him by saying, "Look, here is the Lamb of God," (John 1:36).  He then does nothing to hold his own disciples, but freely lets them go.  The concern of John the Baptist is not in maintaining the status quo, but in seeing others go toward Jesus.  Another important modeling word is spoken by Jesus to those disciples when He said to them, "Come and see." (John 1:39).  Interestingly enough when Philip found Nathaniel, he simply repeated those three words of Jesus.    

Sharing our faith is something we are called to do and something we want to do, but we do not need to be frightened by it.  To look at the first chapter of John is to understand that sharing faith does not require some complicated formula.  Simplicity is the method held forth for us to see by the Apostle John.  We can share our faith.  What we share is our own story.  It does not belong to anyone else.  Keep it simple.  Give the Spirit room to do His thing!