What are You Talking About?
The midterms are over. As I write these words, it is election day, but as they are being published, midterm election day is behind us.
College basketball has started (thank goodness!). College football, the NFL, the NBA, and the NHL are all well underway in their seasons.
Halloween is behind us, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming right up.
On top of that, I’m sure there are new movies and new albums and new books being released that I just don’t know about.
There is so much to talk about. There is so much that drives our larger conversations. We put in our two cents on Facebook. We share articles and quotes on Twitter. We ask our neighbors about the election or about the games or about the movie they saw last weekend.
All of that is good and interesting. There is nothing wrong with having those conversations. They help us build relationships and they give us insight into what our friends and neighbors are thinking and enjoy. They are great conversations to have.
But, may I ask, are we ever talking to people about Jesus?
If someone were to scroll through your social media feed from the last few weeks, would they know more about how you were going to vote, or more about your love for the Lord? Would they think that you enjoy football more than faith? Would they think you back some candidate more than you follow Christ?
Even in our day-to-day conversations, do we ever get around to what is most important? Do we ever talk to people–patiently but clearly–about the Bible and the Lord?
Too often, we put up this excuse: “Oh, but I don’t want to offend people.”
Really? We don’t mind sharing a political post, knowing it will offend about 50% of the people who might see it. We don’t mind talking about our favorite team, knowing that fans of a rival team will be turned off by it. And, often, we share these things knowing full well that it will offend, but we forge right ahead with the conversation anyway.
And yet, we are afraid of offending people by sharing our faith?
Certainly, we must speak the “truth in love.” We dare not share things in an angry or sarcastic tone, or that are written in such a way as only to hammer away at other people. But we must speak (and type) the truth!
When it’s all said and done, what will be more important?
That people knew you thought they should join a blue or red wave, or that they heard you talk about contacting the crimson blood of Jesus for salvation?
That people knew you were a fan of the championship team, or that you talked to them about the Christ?
That your social media followers knew all your favorite bands, TV shows, movies, and songs, or that they were pointed regularly to the Scriptures?
What are you talking about?
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AUTHOR: Adam Faughn
