Ways To Conquer Fear In Witnessing - Kill Fear With Logic

Kill Fear with Logic

WWSD (what would Spock do?) Think about it…if fear is illogical (from a previous blog), kill the fear with logic. Is it logical to be afraid to witness to a 70 year old and be worried they will beat up a 30 year old you? I doubt it. Not only can you run away, but defending yourself would be easy. And who says you have to witness to people you feel uncomfortable talking to. Start with people you feel comfortable with…and go from there. Crawl before you walk, and walk before you run.

What if God puts it on your heart to leave a tract on a table, or go talk to that grandmother sitting on a park bench? He didn’t ask you to open-air preach. He didn’t ask you to talk to a gang of teenagers in a bad neighborhood. He didn’t ask you to witness to 100 people today. He asked you to leave a tract. He asked you to talk to a grandmother on a park bench. She's not going to knife you to death, she's not going to beat you up, and she probably won't chase you down the street. Ask yourself, "What is the worst that could happen in this moment?" The absolute worst that could happen is that she ignores you and walks away. But what she really is walking away from is not you, but Christ. We are not called to be successful at witnessing, but to be obedient to do it.

God knows us better than we do. Do the simple things God tells you to do. Start experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit. Don’t quench the fire…fan it.