Monday, October 1, 2007

What are we afraid of?

At the moment, I am in Mongolia. It is a beautiful and rugged place. I am here as a music researcher in the rural regions of the country. Hopefully, I can discover what forms of music will be the best mediums for sharing Christ's story with the nomadic people of Mongolia's steppe.

The interesting thing is that I came here to serve. Yet, the Mongolian believers are outdoing me! Technically, they are so young in their faith (the first Believer came to be in 1990), and yet God has given them vast amounts of wisdom and courage. Everyday, they are sharing their testimonies without fear to their people. In America, Believers have existed since the country came into being, yet, we have so little courage to share what we know with others.

Why? When the knowledge of Christ has changed our lives making it full and worth living. Why do we not yearn to share this with those we love? Why are we so afraid?