Ways To Give

Tell Me Your Story

Written by Claire Colvin

Have you ever wished you had a more exciting testimony? I remember sitting in Sunday School years ago hearing a dramatic story of life and loss and salvation and thinking, “Wow, I don’t have a story like that.  I guess I don’t have a testimony.”  I could not have been more wrong.

It can be tempting to think that those of us who grew up in Christian homes, who came to Christ so early we hardly remember doing it don’t have “a testimony”.  But that’s not true.  I have a story of God at work in my life and so do you.

There is a time a place for “road to Damascus”  type testimonies, but they are not the only stories that are effective witnesses.  If you are a Christian, then you have a testimony, it really is that simple.  Sometimes we just need a little help in learning how to tell our own stories.

Often we think of testimonies as very structured things, chronological and order and the sort of story that has a lot of capital letters.  A testimony doesn’t have to be so intimating.  It is simply part of the story of your life.  You and I tell our stories all the time.  We talk about our families, our hopes, our dreams and our losses.  It’s just as easy to talk about how God has been at work in your life – that’s a story people need to hear too.

Stacy Wiebe wrote a fantastic article full of practical tips to help you craft how you tell your story.  I highly recommend it.  You do have a story to tell and we would love to hear it.   Take a look at our submission guidelines and send us your testimony.  You just might see it on the site.

Tags: evangelism, evangelism ideas, growing in your faith, reaching out, share your story, spiritual growth, testimony, write

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