Shreddin' the Gnar (1)... Josh

Josh (Written during 3rd block English)

The Great Commission tells us to go and make disciples of all the nations.

Well, I have a good friend named Josh; I've known him since first grade. And as far as I know, he is not a Christian. Instead of being up front with him, I have been dancing around the Gospel. Instead of going, I've been saying "come." "Come to church with me," or "Our church is starting volleyball, you should come." I've been trying to get him to come to the Gospel rather than going to bring it to him. There's nothing wrong with inviting him to church. But that cannot be my only way of sharing.

So today, I plan to shred the gnar (share the Gospel with no inhibitions) with Josh, and truly take the Gospel to him. Hopefully, if I follow through, the results will be below...

Results (Written day after sharing):
I was completely terrified; as I headed to the bus, I just freaked out. But I ended up getting to sit next to him, which was incredibly lucky. We started talking about this and that, like his shop project and the movie Gladiator (I've never seen it; he was shocked). Then he noticed the D2S band still stuck around my wrist. And he asked me about it. And what did I say? "It's from Dare to Share, a conference I went to this weekend that equips students to share the Gospel." Then I let it drop.

As we kept talking, I knew that I could not just let it go, but I had no idea how to bring it back up again. Then he started talking about how he got his phone back, and I told him about the cell phone challenge and about how he was the first person I thought of calling, even though I didn't have my phone. And he gave me this weird look. But I kept going, and I asked him if he knew where he would go when he died. He said Heaven. And when I asked why, he said because he believed that Jesus died on the cross to save him. When I asked if he had trusted in Him, he answered yes.

So the person I planned to share with ended up being a Christian, for which I praise God! I also thank Him for giving me the opportunity and the courage to try, because had it been just me, I would have let it go; God's power and strength is the only thing that kept me going.

And I pray that I will wear His armor every day, and that I will always have the boots of readiness on and will be going with a determination to Honor my Father and Creator.

Amen.