Thoughts about Witnessing

Yesterday, I was watching this very funny show called "Game Show in My Head" (or something like that - the name didn't leave a big impression), and I was convicted about my own fear of witnessing to people. The idea of the show was that a person wore a little earpiece so he could hear what the host of the show was saying, and he was standing outside on a busy sidewalk. The host would tell him the challenge and if he could complete it in a certain amount of time, he would get $5,000. The challenge always included engaging a complete stranger in conversation and usually included convincing the person to do something for him. One guy had to convince someone to help him break up with his 'girlfriend' on the phone; another had to convince a man to pretend to be a doctor from an ivy league school and take his 'mom' on a blind date. These people would approach people confidently and engage them in conversation - often they were turned down and even insulted by these strangers on the streets. Undaunted, they would continue in their quest for $5,000.
How is this different than what Christians (who really believe what they profess) should be doing? Well, the gospel is more important; it will actually benefit the person to whom we give it; and there is a greater reward waiting to those who obey God's command to preach the gospel. So why shouldn't we be willing to walk down the street, approach someone and say something like, "Hi, I am just out today talking to people about 'Peace' and i was just wondering if i could take a few moments of your time and ask you a few questions? Can you think of someone in your life who has done wrong to you? What would it take for reconciliation to happen between you and that person? What if someone had only ever done good to you and you only did wrong in return?..." So what if they tell you to take a hike? but what if they listen?