It was a clear crisp autumn morning. Randy had just finished his morning Bible reading; he drew in a deep breath of refreshing mountain air. The morning sun reflected off the surface of the lake. From the cabin's porch Randy could see his brother down on the boat dock. Randy put his Bible away and walked down to the dock.

Randy asked, "What are you doing Billy?"

Billy looked up and replied, "I'm fishing."

Randy looked around and saw Billy's fishing pole and tackle box lying on the dock next to him. Next to the tackle box was a bucket filled with lake water. Randy asked, "Don't you mean your getting ready to go fishing?"

Billy said "No, I've been fishing for about half an hour."

Randy suppressed a giggle and said, "Billy, you don't have a worm on your hook and your fishing line isn't even in the water, how could you be fishing?"

Billy smiled and said, "It's simple, see I have on my fishing hat and my life jacket. When fish swim by they will see a fisherman sitting on the dock and jump out of the water and land in the bucket."

Randy burst out laughing, "Billy you won't catch any fish that way! You have to put a worm on your hook and throw your fishing line into the water."

Billy quickly replied, "I don't like touching the worms, their slimy. I hate taking the fish off the hook because it's hard and I sometimes get stuck by their fins."

Randy stopped laughing, "Billy, you'll never catch any fish by hoping they see you're a fisherman, you need to put your fishing line in the water. Come on, I'll help you."

Some Christians have a similar thought process when it comes to reaching others with the Good News of Jesus Christ. You see, some Christians, figure that people will see them going to church, helping others, or maybe read the "I love Jesus" bumper sticker on their cars. These type of people believe that when others see that their Christian, the others will just start coming to church. Sometimes it may be hard to talk to people and share your faith. You may be afraid that they will laugh and make fun of you. Jesus told us to go everywhere and share the Good News with everyone. We need to be prepared to share the Good News when ever we get a chance. We can prepare by reading our bibles and praying to God. It's also important to have a well balanced church that you attend regularly, in that you can share your church home with others. So get to know others around you and share the Good News with them.