Yesterday my youngest children watched Old Yeller for the first time, and I was a little apprehensive because Lauren is an animal lover, and Elijah can be very sensitive at times. As a child I remember being devastated when they had to shoot poor Old Yeller -and after he saved them! I almost didn't let them see it because of the aftermath of questions and nightmares I was sure would follow. Yet it didn't quite turn out that way. Instead, about an hour after the movie, there was quite the commotion coming out of the living room: They were pretending they were rabid animals and were attacking each other.
Wasn't I acting like we do sometimes when it comes to sharing the Gospel? We are just so sure we will be turned down, made fun of, and rejected, that we talk ourselves out of telling everyone around us about the Truth. We don't need to concern ourselves about those things because first, it may turn out that the rejection is all in our heads like the kids pity for the dog was in mine. Second, and most important to remember, is that it doesn't matter if we are turned away. They are not rejecting us, but God, as1 Thessalonians 4:8 says: Therefore, the person who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who also gives you His Holy Spirit. In fact, they are not really listening to us at all! Luke 10:16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me. Whoever rejects you rejects Me. And whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.
Why do we fret so over what the Lord has under control? Our job is just to tell (Acts 1:8) and the rest is up to Him. (1 Corinthians 2:10)
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