Page 28 - Broward 0913

Basic HTML Version

Chrissie Ferguson
Good News
If you attended Sunday
school as a young child, it was an
easy environment in which to
proclaim your love for Christ.
Your teachers, friends and parents
all talked about Jesus, and
identifying yourself as a Christian
was easy and comfortable.
Remember the lyrics to the
children’s song, “This Little Light
of Mine?” Your light was going to
shine for him. And no one and
nothing was going to blow it out.
But as you grew up, shouting
your love for Jesus from the
rooftops may not have been as
easy. There were other things to
worry about, like fitting in and
peer pressure.
And, as if things could not
get
worse,
puberty
and
adolescence hit. You became
worried about whether Johnny or
Jane liked you or not. There was
not a chance of you sharing your
faith at the risk of sounding
“dorky” in front of your peers.
You may have held your
breath and hoped that, once you
became an adult, you would
become a better person and lead
a more Christ-like life. You hoped
and prayed that, once you
matured, you would feel more
comfortable being a bold witness
for Jesus.
So now, here you are. You are
an adult. And you are in the
working world.
Maybe you are already
confident in who you are and in
what you believe. Or maybe you
are blessed enough to work in a
Christian environment where
your faith is an integral part of
what you do.
But for those who work in an
environment where prestige,
popularity, money and fame seem
to rule the world, is it really
possible to let your light shine?
Four Christians, including a
teacher, a restaurant server, a
doctor and an athlete, believe that
you can.
The answers lie in that one
simple word: SHINE.
Stay away fromgossip.
The work place is full of
gossip. Employees may complain
about management, bosses and
other colleagues. And some find
humor in discussing raunchy or
inappropriate topics.
And while walking away
from
an
inappropriate
conversation may seem like the
right thing to do, is it truly the
Christian thing to do? Maybe not.
We have to remember to “try not
to judge people if they don’t have
a relationship with Christ,” world-
renowned
Cardiologist and
Director
of
preventative
medicine in cardiology at Palm
Beach Cardiovascular Clinic, Dr.
Chauncey Crandall, says. “We
must have a great love for the
people who are lost.”
Danny
Wuerffel,
1996
Heisman
Trophy
winner,
Executive Director of Desire
Street Ministries and recent Hall
of Fame inductee, agrees with
Crandall. He says that when you
are on a team and in the locker
room “there are plenty of
conversations about things that
don’t honor God. Knowing when
to speak out and when to mind
your own business is never an
easy thing to figure out. I always
try to focus more on the heart
than the behavior, so I just look
Good News - Broward Edition
28 September 2013
FAITH
I’m Gonna Let it Shine
go to
NEXT PAGE