What I'm seeing out there...

Well, last night 2 more Bibles given away. That makes 10 now. That really isn't very many, but it's 10 more Bibles in the hands of people that would have never been given away, so it's worth the effort. Not everyone is taking a Bible. Even when I tell some of my testimony, some people are uninterested -- though I have not confronted any hostility at this point. Admittedly, I have prayed for boldness and wisdom. We don't live in the kindest of times, so I realize there is a risk knocking on doors to perfect strangers, briefly sharing my faith, offering a Bible, and if the opportunity presents itself recommend a good, Bible-believing church. My approach at this point hasn't been the reality of everyone's future judgment. My approach thus far has been to concentrate on how my journey of faith has helped my life and the lives of the people around me. I'm not afraid to talk about eternal judgment. It's just the reality is that we live in skeptical times and I felt it would be possibly more effective to talk about the wonderful benefits I have gotten IN THIS LIFE by making my Christian faith the foundation of my life. You see, when we follow our own way apart from God, there is a great likelihood that our lives will be in chaos, some kind of prison, and oftentimes misery. So my method of personal evangelism is to briefly convey to mostly non-believing listeners how my faith has led me to live a much more enriching life. I'm at peace. I'm not depressed. I'm not led by a life of anxiety. I'm not angry. I mean think about it. Even if you didn't want anything to do with Christianity, or the Bible, how can you argue with someone who tells you that? I tell people that my faith, FOR OVER 40 YEARS, has helped me in my lowest times, It's not that I'm sugar-coating my faith or telling only part of the story. It's just most people aren't giving me a huge amount of time, since I am an uninvited door-knocker, and I'm trying to take this short time frame to convey to a probably skeptical audience, "What would I get out of following this stranger's advice?" Then I offer them a Bible. I tell people, "I'm partly doing this because we live in some times where people are doing some crazy things. They are trying so many things to find happiness and peace, and guess what, it ain't working. But what I've been doing most of my life, though I'm far from perfect, guess what....it's worked for me." More next time....