Being put on the spot …

Have you ever heard a pin drop?

The last few services in a few different churches I’ve visited where members were invited to share testimonies of what God was doing in their lives were times when you not only could have heard a pin drop, but were so silent you could have heard a pin drop on a carpeted floor.

How is it that we can expect great blessings from God when we do not have the “courage” to offer a public thanksgiving and praise in the midst of other brothers and sisters in Christ?

If we will not do that, how can we ever hope the “priesthood of all believers” will take Christ into their communities and share Him with those who do not know Him?

That vast silence screams the need for serious discipleship among professing believers.

Not “mentorship.”

Not hiding out in the open in a small group.

But real discipleship that teaches, equips, and challenges people for genuine spiritual development.

Some say they don’t like being “put on the spot” with regard to their faith, so they remain quiet.

Really?

Here’s the greater truth: your faith is put “on the spot” every day, wherever you are! Genuine faith is active, something that is lived, demonstrated, and shared.

Your faith is put on the spot every day you go to work or school and find yourself in the midst of unbelievers who are happy to share their ungodly influences with you.

Your faith is put on the spot in every one of your relationships, whether intimate or passing acquaintance.

Your faith is put on the spot in your choice of what you do, how you go about doing it, and why you do what you do.

Your faith is your life, and it reveals not only what you really believe, but who you truly are.

When Jesus Christ becomes who He should be in your life, the challenge will not be to get you to speak up, the challenge will be to get you to occasionally shut up!

Scotty