Excuses, Excuses

So we have not had youth group for 3 weeks due to bad weather and unfortunate events! This week we continued to talk about Witnessing; the excuses we use for deciding not to witness to people.

THIS WEEK: Excuses, Excuses; Reasons We Choose Not To Witness

As I just mentioned, when it comes to deciding not to witness, the biggest reason people decide not to share their faith is out of fear of rejection. But we did discover, even if someone rejects you in the name of Christ Jesus that it stores up rewards that God has waiting for you in Heaven.

1. Fear Of Being Rejected:
When it comes to the fear of rejection ask yourself this: Are you more worried about that people think of you, or about what God thinks of you? Too many people are afraid of what others will think.

What’s the worst that can happen anyways when we decide to witness to a lost soul? ANYONE KNOW? The answer sounds bad, because it is DEATH! The worst thing that can happen is the person can kill us and send us to Heaven. Is that such a bad thing? Of Course not!

Philippians 1:21 says this, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
This verse was written by the apostle Paul while he was in prison. He saw Christ as the source and secret of continual joy. We live for Christ, and we die for Christ. That is the belief of a true believer and disciple of Jesus Christ.

2. Don’t Know How To:
Another reason for not witnessing is because people feel like they don’t know how to. But if you are a Christian and have asked God into your life, this means that someone lead you to Jesus. This also means that you actually do to know how to lead someone to the Lord.

3. Fear Of Losing A Friend:
For younger people, this is one of the primary reasons they choose not to share their faith. But think of this, if you don’t share your faith with a friend, what kind of friendship do you really have if you go to Heaven when you die and your friend would possibly go to Hell. If you have been friends for 10, 20, 30 years, but are willing to be separated for 800 million years, what kind of friendship is that? If you are not eternal friends, are you really friends at all? So share your faith with your friends. They will thank you in the long run.