Salesmen
One of the things that I really hate is buying a car. By that I mean, the process. First, the salesman advances on you are you browse the lot.
"Just looking" you say, even if it's not true. He proceeds to follow you around , give pointers on each car and try to get you into the dreaded 'little room'. You know, the one where the salesman gives the lowest price he can let the car go for and you reply that that is not a good enough deal, Then he takes your figures to his supervisor , who we all know says "NO!" He then returns with a counter offer. On and on it goes until one of your wears down and it is rarely him.
One such trip stands out in my memory. We had already been there for hours and written on piles of little papers countering each offer. The man gave his best pitch.
" Don't you want to help me win a trip to Hawaii?"
"No, I don't." Jon said." I want my keys so we can go home". Needless to say we did not purchase anything from him.
Our last purchase went so smoothly it was hard to believe. Jon did the research on the net and knew just what he wanted , including the options. We took that information to the fleet manager and she located just such a car, at the right price and we were out the door.
Some people seem to see all Christians who talk about their faith in Christ as" used car salesmen." They feel that the believer is trying to trap them into being saved like the clever car salesman traps people into buying his product. The truth is that sharing what your faith means to you is not a means of trying to sell anything. It is simply presenting the good news of God's saving love and grace and letting the hearer decide for himself. The resulting conversion is the result of the power of God's word, Holy Spirit and a free will decision, not salesmanship. So next time just relax and listen up. The rest is up to you.
"Just looking" you say, even if it's not true. He proceeds to follow you around , give pointers on each car and try to get you into the dreaded 'little room'. You know, the one where the salesman gives the lowest price he can let the car go for and you reply that that is not a good enough deal, Then he takes your figures to his supervisor , who we all know says "NO!" He then returns with a counter offer. On and on it goes until one of your wears down and it is rarely him.
One such trip stands out in my memory. We had already been there for hours and written on piles of little papers countering each offer. The man gave his best pitch.
" Don't you want to help me win a trip to Hawaii?"
"No, I don't." Jon said." I want my keys so we can go home". Needless to say we did not purchase anything from him.
Our last purchase went so smoothly it was hard to believe. Jon did the research on the net and knew just what he wanted , including the options. We took that information to the fleet manager and she located just such a car, at the right price and we were out the door.
Some people seem to see all Christians who talk about their faith in Christ as" used car salesmen." They feel that the believer is trying to trap them into being saved like the clever car salesman traps people into buying his product. The truth is that sharing what your faith means to you is not a means of trying to sell anything. It is simply presenting the good news of God's saving love and grace and letting the hearer decide for himself. The resulting conversion is the result of the power of God's word, Holy Spirit and a free will decision, not salesmanship. So next time just relax and listen up. The rest is up to you.
posted by Mother Mary @ 9:04 PM
1 Comments:
At 9:54 PM,
Anonymous said…
This is so true!!Last summer, when I taught a class on Salvation, the Holy Spirit told me to tell them that exact thing!! He said, "Tell them to just make the pitch. It's my job to do the rest."
Ruth :)
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