All I know is...

that I was blind and now I see. - John 9:25

I love this verse, so many times that's how I feel. I have been reading books about how to evangelize and what to say and different scriptures that help because they speak truth to the lost. When reading about evangelism I think about my brother and sister and how they would receive what the author is saying. I literally can't help but think of their objections and of where they are in their lives. I love them both dearly and I know they have both been hurt by people who have basically attacked them with scripture, though their hearts where in the right place they did no one a favor. With them in mind I read another book on evangelism and the above verse rang truer in my heart and life. There comes a point when I feel like we have to go further than just quoting scripture to people who do not believe the Bible is true. I think we need to be willing to share the influence Christ has had on our lives and that means being willing to allow another to see our our flaws and to know we are not perfect. Many times we are willing to say we are all flawed but we are unwilling to share beyond that point, in order to protect our image, without thought of how what we have experienced can help someone else that is in pain.