This semester, while having the definition of succesful witnessing memorized, taking initiative in sharing the gospel as a lifestyle has become much more natural and less awkward. As a person who loves to see results and enjoys admiring a finsihed product, sharing your faith and pouring into others for a majority of your time during the week can be frustrating and less than satidfying. Having a mindset of leaving results to God is a step of faith in itself. Its hard to be at ease when you feel your own self-worth is challenged when you cannot see the fruits of your labor instantly. By allowing the Lord to be responsible for the results, I am free. It is something that I have to continue to remind myself of though.
I shared my faith earlier this semester with a student named Brian who showed intrest in spiritual things. he later came to Crusade and excepted Christ at a weekly meeting. I talked to him afterwards and saw that he was excited and told me he wanted to come back and be a part of the movement. However, since then he has disappeared and been unreachable. I saw him once downtown at the Blues festival with friends having a good time. It didnt seem to be a good time for me to approach him but I saw him and realized that I had been a vessel for the Lord in his life. What do I do now?
This is where its tough and I struggle to trust that the Lord is working. I know that he is and I may not see the results for sometime. Maybe He will respond to our encounter later this year or down the road, but the Lord is asking me to trust Him for Brian's future and be ready when He wishes to use me in His life again.
- Dustin
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