Preconceived

Preconceived outcome 
looms.
Hinders.
Weakens the witness.
“Do you believe this is true?”
A simple question. 
One I can ask 
after 
sharing the gospel.
But everything in my mind 
braces for resistance,
remembering
frequent rejections.
Anxious thoughts pile up. 
Expecting the “no.”

You reveal

Later. 
After the fact.
Your Word calls out my fears.
And I remember this truth:
You reveal 
Your righteousness
in the sight of nations. (Psalm 98:2)
You reveal. 
You. Not I.
And some do believe.
Some say “yes.”
Turning to follow
the One and Only
Savior of the world.
I am simply called
to faithfully tell.

Preconceived outcome

Make me bold
in the face of doubt.
Help me resist the 
inertia of 
preconceived 
outcome.
Keep Your child 
alert
and speaking  
the Way of Truth.
In any place
or circumstance.
With those who 
do not know,
have not heard,
seek to know truth,
or seem to care less.
No matter 
how impossible,
You are there.
Seeking to save
the lost.

Mystery revealed

Releasing my
preconceived outcome,
I rest in Your Word.
Your Commission
has not changed.
“Go and make disciples
of all nations….” (Matthew 28:28-20)
From here to the ends of the earth.
And in Your time,
we see.
Mystery revealed.
Veils removed.
Hearts changed. 
Lives transformed
through simply believing
and receiving
the gospel.
Alleluia.
Glory to our King.

What about you?

Do you watch for the yes or expect the no when you share with gospel with someone? What helps you stay alert and speaking the Way of Truth?

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