I am kind of desensitized to the amazing idea that God would bother coming to earth to experience life as a man. Not only did he give up his amazing freedom and power to be constrained to the laws of physics. He also came as a servant in humility, and was eventually murdered by the very creatures he gave life and breath to.
I've been learning a little bit about humility here at the school. The other day we had a surprise assignment: follow a map to an unfamiliar location and minister to 6 random people in public. Even though I've done this a lot, I was shocked to find I was more than a little scared to walk up to strangers and talk about God. Thankfully, I've learned an important key to overcoming fear and the emotional pain of rejection when ministering in public - minister with humility. I have discovered since school started that a lot of my previous attempts to help people were propped up with pride and a personal agenda. I always walked away from those encounters personally offended or emotionally wounded. Now when I do public ministry, I assume that the other person is better than me and that my role is to approach them as a servant (not a know-it-all). Through many experiences of success and failure ministering in public places, I have discovered that most people will appreciate you anyway, so long as you present yourself with humility. It's like Charmin for the soul!
BTW, one man gave his life to Jesus during our assignment. That makes 4 people that I have personally led to the Lord since coming here. I am amazed and thankful that I now have the confidence and understanding to lead people to the Lord. I'll be talking much more about evangelism in the near future.
God bless,
Ashley
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