How to Prepare Your Testimony
Everyone has a story to tell of how God has worked in their life, and many people feel that it is good to share them. Sometimes by writing out a testimony, it becomes easier to share with all your thoughts put in order. Listening to someone else give their testimony is a great encouragement to those who are either seeking their spirituality or want to grow spiritually. A testimony does not always need to be about how a person accepted Christ. It can be about a specific situation in their life that God worked through. This article will focus on the personal testimony of how you accepted Christ. It is exciting to hear about what God is doing among mankind. Here are some steps to help you prepare to share your testimony.
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Instructions
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Pray for insight on what God would like you to share. You may not feel your testimony is very exciting, but be encouraged that it is exciting to become a Christian, no matter how it happened.
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There are three parts of a testimony. The first part is before you became a Christian. In this section, write out how your life was before knowing Christ. What were the desires of your heart? Where did you feel empty? How did you attempt to fill those empty spots in your life? Some examples may be that you were lonely, felt no purpose in life, had no direction, were fearful and more. You may have tried to fill these needs with drugs, sex, success, becoming a workaholic or something else.
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The second part to share in your testimony would be how you became a Christian. How did it happen? What was the situation? How did God become known to you? This is a brief presentation of the gospel.
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The third part of sharing your testimony is after you became a Christian. What difference has it made in your life? What is the desire of your heart now? Try to tie in the "before" parts you listed in Step 2 to show the difference Jesus has made in your life.
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Tips & Warnings
Take 3 or 4 minutes to share. Don't make your testimony too long.
Begin with a sentence that will hold their attention.
Use scripture where appropriate.
Don't be negative about church.
Avoid giving the impression that the Christian life is without problems.
Try not to seem preachy. Just tell them your story.
