Inevitable

The other day at church we were talking about why it's hard to talk to people about Jesus and your faith. We talked about how it can be hard to bring the subject up. Then if you do succeed in bringing the subject up, the conversation can become awkward. And if the conversation becomes awkward, it's hard to get the conversation back.

When people ask me about myself, the facts that I am a martial artist, a musician, and homeschooled inevitably come up. Those three things are huge parts of my life, so I don't find them difficult to talk about. But what about those tidbits of information that aren't commonly brought up? Like how I'm pro-life, or an adamant Christ-follower?

Recently, the Holy Spirit has been guiding me further and further out of my comfort zone. I have found myself sharing those little known facts about my relationship with my heavenly Father. It made me think about the discussion that went on in my Sunday school class. I used to have trouble sharing about Jesus, but I don't have much trouble any more. Why??

I continued to think about this all afternoon. And I came to a conclusion. I concluded that when I make Jesus the priority of my life, it's not hard to talk about Him. I'm simply talking about my life.

Now, I'm not saying I'm perfect. I'm not saying I keep Jesus the focus of my life indefinitely. Sometimes I find myself giving something unworthy the most priority, and that is when I have to step back and refocus. What I am saying, however, is that the times where I am thinking only of Jesus are the times where speaking of Him is the easiest.