Dear Friends,
John Maxwell has been recognized as the greatest leadership expert
in the world. He has spoken over 1,200 times, written over 120 books (most of
them best sellers) and has traveled all over the world sharing his knowledge
and his leadership expertise.
I have been personally blessed by his writings and having read
many of them I appreciate and respect John for his teaching gifts. But the
thing I admire most about him is his love for Jesus.
When asked what was his favorite thing to do, one might think he
would have said, writing bestselling books, or traveling all over the world
speaking to large groups on the subject of personal growth, and principles of
leadership. But you would be wrong. He says his favorite thing to do is to
share his faith with others. He admits he wasn’t always very good at it.
In a recent message on “How to Share Your Faith” he describes how he
developed his ability to communicate his faith to others. (See below for the
link should you wish to watch the message)
He points out how he felt so inadequate in his early days of
witnessing for Christ.
As he would share, people would ask him theological questions
which he couldn’t answer.
He would respond by admitting his inability to answer the
question, but he would always say, “I don’t know the answer, but
let me go and find it, and I will get back to you.
This happened hundreds of times, John said. Over the course
of many years following this procedure, he said I kept learning new answers to
new questions and each time I got better at being able to express
my faith until today I feel very competent in witnessing to others about my
faith in Christ.
When people now come to him and say, “John, you are so brilliant,”
he would say, “No. You don’t need brilliance to share your faith. You just need
to take what you have learned and keep on practicing it. The more you learn and
the more you practice, sharing your faith, the better you become at sharing
your faith.
John says, "The bible doesn’t say a wise person wins souls;
it says when you share your faith you become wise." The more you share,
the wiser you get and the more souls you win for Christ.
Learning and practice are the keys to becoming good at whatever
you do in life, but it is especially true when it comes to evangelism and
sharing your faith.
There are no overnight witnessing experts. You become an expert
by repeatedly learning and practicing the things you have learned and suddenly
one day you discover you are beginning to get good at what you do.
There is no greater joy as a Christian than leading another person
to saving faith in Christ. I hope, if you don’t already know how to do this,
you will start learning and practicing today.
Yours in faith and friendship,
Tom
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