"The way to the Kingdom is through exploration."

Jesus did not come to sell people on becoming like Him, yet that is what we try to do. We speak our piece and wait for the hearer to fall on his knees when we're done. When that doesn't happen, sometimes we keep after them, but sometimes we give up and all the time we get discouraged.

We want to sugar coat the gospel so it's easier to swallow. We keep out the tough parts to make it more appealing. It becomes a numbers game, a criticism game. We lose sight of the truth and, as a result, the person we're talking to never sees the truth.

A true relationship with God can't be discovered through words. Whether our words or even just the words in the Bible. Jesus said we find Him if we seek Him. It is not our job to put people face to face with God. Our job is to show others the fruits of our relationship, so that they will want to find this type of relationship, too.