Do You Ever Wonder Why?

"But always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hop ethat is in you." 1 Peter 3:15

Do you ever wonder why we, as believers, so often fail in this area, even when given the perfect opportunities? I was wondering that of myself this last week when I failed to seize the perfect moment to share my faith with a Jewish man on the plane to Istanbul with me. Why do I so often forget that it is not me who will speak, but the Holy Spirit, if I let Him? Luke 12:12, "For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

I know and believe that the gospel of Christ is the power of God to salvation to those who believe, so why do I act like I am ashamed of it? I am so thankful to the Lord for His mercy and grace that does not just cast me off when I fail Him. What an example of His faithfulness that He so patiently works on our lives, our sinful, prideful, and selfish hearts, to train us into what He wants us to be. I guess I just am sad that an opportunity was lost to share of the greatness of our God with someone who was lost. May the Lord bring someone else into the path of that man and his wife who is more faithful than I. May I learn to listen to the Spirit's prompting and get over the fear of man I seem to have. As a child of God, what can man do to me?

I pray that each one of us will one day be able to hear from our Father in Heaven, "Well done, good and faithful servant."