Being a Light?

Recently, I have had the wonderful opportunity to share my faith with people at my school. And as I was sharing, they would ask me, "Well where is this in the Bible?", or "prove it.", "well that's not what I believe." And I began to realize that the true testament of your faith is how faithful you are to learning more and digging into the Word to get answers. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

I also felt convicted about the fact that I am not as "aggresive" in sharing as the Gospel as I should be. I don't mean pushing my reliefs onto someone else, but rather how often do I share what I believe with someone else? Do I live so that everyone knows I am different? Do my words show I am not the same as everyone else? Is my attitude like Jesus's was when He was walking the earth?

I came to realize that a) I do not know enough but through the Lord, I can give the answers necessary. b) I am not a failure if I give the Gospel and they do not accept it. I planted a seed and that is exactly what Jesus wanted me to. c)I need to know more about other religions so that I know what they are referring to when I contrast what they believe to what I believe.

Ultimately, I am simply a person that is doing what Christ commanded, but I can't do it through myself. I also realized to do this, I need to reach out to people. Not the people that are easily loved, but those people Jesus singled out who are not loveable.

Just a few days after Easter, do I still remember the power of the cross?? Do I appreciate the sorrow and pain Jesus went through so that I could be saved? I truly hope so. With these musings and speculations written I go to listen to a song that has moved me because of the power of the words.

Behold our God: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th2sCzuzqTg