Levititus 7

I think we are drawing to the end of this section on the offering regulations, and I am not going to miss it. Most of the specifics of these rules go over my head anyways; it seems that a familiarity with animal anatomy and ancient foodstuffs is necessary to fully understand a lot of what was written.

Instead of talking about the reading, though, I'd lik to take a moment to reflect on my own walk with Jesus. I know I'm not where I need to be in many respects, and I am working on that with things like this daily reading. However, the thing I struggle with the most is how I am to show Christ's love to the world. I am not afraid to talk about my faith, and I think I am well-equipped with knowledge, but what I lack is two-fold: the understanding of when and how to approach people, and the love that I should have for all of humanity. There are so many people groups that I don't feel any compassion for: criminals of certain varieties, outspoken people of alternative lifestyles, and some others. I know I should love them as Jesus loves everyone, but something in me is blocking that.

I'm not sure how I will get over that, but I know I need to. It isn't a huge block to my witnessing right now, though, as I don't really interact with anyone in those categories; what is blocking me, I think, is my hesitation to broach the topic of Christianity with people I do know. I'm always second-guessing myself: what if I speak at the wrong time, or in the wrong way? What if I should just be an example of Christ a little longer before I talk to someone? What if... those two darned words...