- Welcome to the super book show.

- Today we're keeping it real.

- Today, we have a question from Grace.

Grace writes, how can I sharemy faith without feeling

afraid or embarrassed?

- Tough question.

I have to admit, Iidentify a lot with Grace.

There are times where Ithink I should talk about

God and I don't.

- Because of fear and embarrassment?

What are you afraid of?

- So much.

I mean, what if I get madefun of for talking about God?

- Oh, that's easy.

You will be made fun of.

- Not helping.

- Jesus was mocked by theguards at his arrest by Herod,

and even by the crowds of his crucifixion.

- If anyone didn't deserveto be mocked, it was Jesus.

How was he able to handle it?

- Non-stop prayer.

We know that Jesus prayed every day.

Strength for the hardtimes starts with prayer.

Another key is humility.

- What does humilityhas to do with anything?

- Oh, why are we embarrassed?

- I get embarrassed becauseI don't want people to think

I'm stupid, wrong or screwed up.

- Well, here's the thing, you are.

Well, at least I am.

Nobody's perfect.

We all make mistakes

and we all mess up.

And even if we don't mess up,

we are all foolish orat least we should be.

- Hold up. We should be?

Paul and his letter tothe Corinthians brags

about being a fool for Christ.

The whole message of the gospelis foolishness to those who

do not understand it.

- God uses the foolishthings of this world

to shame the wise.

- Our strength is not inourselves, but in God.

And we should embrace that.

- Embrace the embarrassment.

- Yeah.

Be humble and let God bethe one who's not a fool.

- Humble yourself before the Lord.

And he will lift you up in honor.

- When it comes to sharing your faith,

there are usually tworeasons to be embarrassed.

The first one is forcing the conversation.

- You mean forcing Godinto a conversation and

where it isn't natural.

- Exactly.

The Bible tells us there'sa time to be silent

and a time to speak.

And we need wisdom on this to listen.

- To the person we're talking to.

- Yes, but even moreso to the holy spirit.

I said there were tworeasons to be embarrassed.

The second reason is tomiss the opportunity.

- When we feel like weshould say something,

but we don't.

- Remember what Philiptold Chris and Joy before

he talked to the Ethiopian UNIC.

- But do you have the power?

- All power comes from God.

It is enough for me tofollow where he leads

and allow him to use me inwhatever way serves him best.

- Okay. So one more thingto be embarrassed about.

What if we lose?

- Lose? Lose what?

- The argument.

What if the person we'retalking to is smarter

or they have a question wedon't know the answer to.

- Are we talking about God?Or are we arguing about God?

- Aren't they the same thing?

- No, not in the least.

We're not called toargue anyone into heaven

and it's not our job to prove God.

- I thought we were supposedto share the gospel?

- Share, yes. Argue, no.

We're called to be witnesses, not lawyers.

Plus we don't have to know everything.

- Says who?

Paul, Jesus, anyone whohas ever thought seriously

about any of this.

Paul makes it very clear.

We will not fully understandGod until we get to heaven.

- So what if someone asks a question

and you don't know the answer?

- You say good question.

I don't know the answer.

Let's see what we can find out together.

- That's part of the wholehumility thing, isn't it?

- Humble your service to the Lord,

and he will lift you up in honor.

- Okay. So embrace the embarrassment,

be a fool for Christ andlet God be the perfect one.

- Agree.

His word is forever alive.

To learn more about howto embrace embarrassment,

check out the Superbook Showepisode fools for Christ.

- You can look up the verseswe discussed in your very own

Superbook bible App.

Come over to theSuperbookshow.com for your

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- See you next time.

Today we have a question from Grace.

Grace writes,

and I don't have it.

- (beep)

- God uses the foolish foolishness,

foolish full that's a hard word.

- The whole message ofthe gospel. Gosh, my gosh.

I just said, gosh, okay, don't be hump.

(laughing)

I'm like, don't be a fool go to school.