When we took the step towards God, that is, accepted HIM, we decided to take a new path in life. I still remember very clearly how that was for me.
The evening before, I sat together with colleagues and celebrated wildly, so that the next morning I could surrender my life to Christ in a church service that I was forced to attend.
Forced to do so because I was doing my community service at a kindergarten at the time and a teacher was pestering me with the gospel every day. Forced to do so because I didn't believe in God and went with her so that she would leave me alone once and for all. That was 27 years ago and I can no longer imagine life without God.
But the sermon and the people in this church touched me so much that at the end of the service I gave my life to Jesus.
Since that day, I have been on a constant journey of discovery.
This decision, which objectively was not mine but God's decision, because HE decided to accept me, changed practically everything immediately. However, I could neither understand nor comprehend most things at the time, but I was enthusiastic about Jesus. And just as the teacher had to proclaim the gospel to everyone she met, I had to tell everyone that I was now a Christian.
I came out!
The reactions of my friends and colleagues were more than modest and after a while they withdrew from my life. This changed me in that I kept the fact that I was a Christian to myself and simply adapted to other people.
Back then I still believed that both were possible, being a Christian without anyone knowing about it. But the years of being a Christian have proven that this is not possible. A wolf in sheep's clothing simply does not work. I not only played the wolf, I also slowly and insidiously adopted its characteristics.
Today I am the lamb again and I can admit it. And when an opportunity arises in conversations to say something about it, I do it. But it's not so much about saying a lot, but more about living it. Ultimately, it's about authenticity. You are what you say.
And yes, most people can't handle belief. I have the feeling that it scares them. Most people find it much easier to believe in aliens and karma.
And yet we still have the task of proclaiming the gospel. And that works best when we are out.
How about you? Do your friends and colleagues know that you belong to Christ?
I wish you all a blessed week
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