Good morning and welcome to another day in Christ! Do you know what proselytizing is? "You bet", one might say, "It's when you try to spread the word and someone is afraid to hear it." Yes, proselytizing is an ugly looking and sounding word that is applied to any group or sect trying to convert someone to their belief. The world levels it like a cannon at believers of any group, especially in the workplace. Although the meaning, the connotation, of this word can be good or bad depending upon the group trying to win converts, the look and sound of it would tend to repulse. That plays easily into the hands of those who would use ignorance as a weapon against us, or more properly, against Jesus.
We must be prepared in the world, Jesus warned us of the hatred that would come. The world will react when shown its guilt and sin, and like a wounded animal it may turn on you with fangs bared and claws out. Spread the Good News without shame or hesitation. Though in the case of the workplace, we must remember that in accepting a paycheck we are agreeing to submit during the work hours. Some employers may tell you not to mention Jesus in the course of your duties and you may have to keep quiet or move on to another employer. That can cause some controversy even among the family of God, and it can be one of those tough situational problems. Trust in the Lord and bring it to him in prayer. I don't have all the answers for every situation, but I do know that we are not to feel ashamed of Jesus.
Let the glory of the Lord shine out from us!
Bucky
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