ourselves nor should we share the Gospel out of guilt. We should love Jesus so much and have such a strong desire to follow His commands that our testimony comes out naturally in conversation. When that is our main concern, we will have already won because that act of love and obedience glorifies Him. It is only the Spirit that draws people to God; God wants to develop our character as we obey Him and use us as instruments of His work on earth. What a privilege!
That focus removes the pressure of evangelizing because we no longer have to be concerned for ourselves; we only have to be concerned with His glory.
Five Reasons Why We Don’t Evangelize If we are saved from sin for all eternity, it should be impossible not to share that message with other people. So why don’t we evangelize more often? While there can be countless reasons we back down from sharing our faith, here are five common reasons we’ve all experienced at some point in our lives: Fear of Rejection We have all been called to evangelize and, yet, we all struggle to share the Gospel. We are afraid if people reject our message, they are rejecting us. And in our culture today, being accepted feels critically important. All too often we allow our fear of being rejected to stop us from sharing the message of the Gospel. But fear is a natural feeling that even Jesus experienced when He was separated from the Father for the first time. The disciples also experienced fear because they knew the consequences they could face for sharing the Gospel. However, they overcame their fear. And we have to do the same. Fear itself is not a sin, but it becomes sinful when we allow it to keep us from doing all God wants us to do. If our fear of being rejected stops us from sharing the message of salvation, that may signal we are struggling with pride and indicates our goal is to be accepted. Jesus came to save us, knowing that most people would never accept Him. Because it wasn’t His goal, it shouldn’t be ours either. To prevent this fear of rejection from stopping us from evangelizing, we must come to the understanding when we share the Gospel message, it’s not about us; it’s only about Christ and the salvation He provides. Because of that, He is the only One who can be accepted or rejected. This allows us to move past our fear of rejection and trust Him. When we initiate a Gospel conversation, we must also remind ourselves it’s not about us. At the end of the conversation, all that matters is what the other person thinks about Christ and the Gospel. Even so, regardless of the outcome, the act of pushing past our fear of rejection glorifies Him. So if we keep our focus on Christ, we will have accomplished our goal. Shyness or Timidity Just as fear of being rejected can stop us from sharing the message of the Gospel, so can our fear of public speaking or the fact that some of us feel “shy.” If we feel shy or timid, we may argue we don’t have the spiritual gift of evangelism, and, therefore, excuse ourselves from evangelizing.
However, while not everyone is wired the same way, the Bible describes shyness as the fear of man, and there is no place for the fear of man in the Christian life. As with any other sin or temptation, it will often be present in our lives, but
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