You must needs be a witness, not a winner -- but a witness! -- Prophets of God, the Messengers of God, the Apostles of God, those sent with a message! -- We owe the message of God and His life of love to every man ... even though all will not listen nor respond nor be saved. -- We'll win very few compared to the millions to whom we'll witness. Even God can't win them all, but He wants to give them all a chance.
The prophets didn't prophesy for audience reaction! They just spoke the words of God, come what may, live or die, sink or swim, rise or fall, and that was that, flat! -- If you were to judge Jeremiah by his success, he was a flat failure ... but he was faithful and delivered his soul! --
Speak the Truth! -- Even if it kills! The results are God's business! -- As Kipling said, "If you can meet success and failure, and treat these two impostors the same ... then you'll be a man, my son!" -- Simply because you have the satisfaction of knowing you're doing the Will of God -- that you were made for the job -- that you can't help it -- you have to do it! He expects it of you! -- "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." Jesus didn't say failure servant and He didn't say successful servant, but He just said faithful servant!