In all of our Christian life, one of the most important things we can do is to share our faith with somebody. For many people, the thought of witnessing is a scary thing. We can think of a million and one "reasons" to escape witnessing, but when we look closely we will see that they are not really reasons at all; rather, they are excuses.

For a long time, witnessing was one of the hardest things I could ever imagine doing, but then I realized that I had no basis for that fear. What I mean is, I had never experienced anything that would cause me to be afraid of witnessing; I was just afraid of it because it was unknown to me. Similar to a child's first haircut, or your first time on a roller coaster, I was afraid because I didn't know what might happen if I finally mustered up the courage to tell someone about Jesus. Would they look at me like I was some kind of nut? What if they asked me a question that I didn't have the answer to? Or worse yet, what if I said the wrong thing and they were turned against God forever?

In order to overcome these questions, we must first identify their source: are we afraid of saying the wrong thing, or are we afraid of saying the right thing? Are we afraid of not having all the answers, or people thinking we don't? To me, the greatest obstacle was just saying, "I don't care what people think about me anymore." Coming to this place means going against every fiber of our human nature, but it is a necessary step if we want God to be able to use us.

In addition, I believe it is important that we remember that God has sent us on this mission. After all, did God leave Moses when he led the children of Israel in their exodus from Egypt? Did He leave David when he battled Goliath? Was Daniel alone in the Lion's Den? No, no, and no again. If we are walking the path that the Creator of the Universe has instructed us in, should we expect anything else but for Him to be with us on our journey? The same Lord that said "...preach the Gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15), also said "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." (Hebrews 13:5)