Ted Nugent and The Gospel

Ok, stay with me here. This blog made sense in my head so hopefully it makes sense on paper.
God can use ordinary everyday occurrences to teach profound truths about Himself, at least He does with me. As most of you know, I work for Frito-Lay which means I see hundreds of people on a normal day. If I'm paying attention, usually I can learn something from just watching people and listening to what they say.
Anyway, it's Frontier Day's here in Cheyenne, and that means that there are several concerts scheduled throughout the timeframe. The first one was last Friday and it was Bon Jovi. All day people were talking about it ( a pretty big-name act for Cheyenne), some were excited others weren't. Almost everyone had an opinion and, as is normal, were more than willing to share said opinion. As people were discussing it in the back of a grocery store, one dude piped up and basically yelled out "I ain't going, I ain't never going to another concert out there. Ted Nugent ruined it for me!" Then he went on to explain that last year Ted used the platform of a rock concert to strongly share his politcal views on gun-control and all that goes along with that.
(Personal Discalimer: I was not there, so I don't know if that is really what happened. I'm merely sharing one guys opinion of the events. Nor am I going to use this blog to discuss how I feel about Mr. Nugent, except to eventually get to my whole point for this blog.)
Just moments before that I had witnessed a VERY BAD example of someone's attempt to tell people about Jesus. The best way I could describe it would be that it was almost like a drive-by shooting: four people in a car, stalking people in a grocery store parking lot, drive up to an unsupsecting "victim", jump out and shove a tract in their hand, jump back in and drive away. This particular "victim" was a mother with three young kids who was trying to wrestle the kids and the groceries into the car all at the same time. What do you think she did with the tract?
Anyway, I had all these thoughts going through my head about what I had seen and heard in the last ten minutes and I silently asked myself one huge question-- "Is that me?" When I'm trying to show or tell someone about how much God loves them, how am I doing?
Am I handing out invite card just for the sake of handing them out? Do people sense that I believe in what I'm doing and that I really do love Jesus and want them to also. Or do they feel like the lastest "victim" of a drive-by. Am I showing them what God can do in someone's life more than I'm telling them. (Actions speak louder than words.)
OR, am I viewed as one of those radicals like some people view Ted. Now I'm sure that he made some very good points that night and most of what he said was true BUT he probably did more damage than good. Like my friend said "I went there to listen to him play his hit songs, not get a lecture on how people are trying to steal our freedom". Is that me? Even if what I say to someone is true and Biblically sound, if it's done wrong it does more harm than good. If I use my "platform" or my "stage" or even my "title" as some form of power-trip to show how much I know or how much better I am than you, then even if I'm right, I'm wrong.
I'm reminded of a conversation I had with a friend of mine back in Gillette. He was struggling, had sin in his life, his marriage was falling apart, etc. He came to me for advice and that is not what he got. What he got was a lecture. What I said was true and even Biblical BUT it did more harm than good. It was a moment to shine, instead I tarnished the name of Jesus.

Learning & Growing,

Grant