Sunday, October 18, 2009

What's a Testimony??

As the title suggests, I'm starting a new series the will have guest writers sharing their testimonies. That said before we do that, I thought it would be important to explain what a testimony is.

To put it simply, a testimony, is the story of what God's done in your life. In other words, it's the story of how and why your a Christian. But, why is it important?

Our testimonies are the most important thing we have as Christians, because nobody can refute it. People can claim that God doesn't exist and can say that Christianity is just another "made-up" religion, but they can never refute your testimony. Don't get me wrong, they mock it and say it didn't really happen, but deep down they'll know you were telling the truth and eventually, the truth will get to them. You see, our testimony is the best resource we have to win people to Christ.

Some of you might say, "But how can my testimony make a difference, nothing important has happened to me." That's where we miss it, we think that all testimonies have to be stories of being cured from cancer or being set free from drugs. We neglect how powerful the testimony of growing up poor or in a single parent household can be to people. People can relate to those testimonies more because more people have experienced those situations.

No matter what the story, your testimony has power. Now, how are you using that power?