sharing my testimony

Hi there-- I just want to say I just had a amazing time meeting with Cristabel. She is amazing and I know God has connected me to her for a reason and I am excited about it! i am getting more and more involved with womens ministry stuff at Flipside and it is such a blessing when I get to hang out with ladies and get to know their heart. I love love love love it!!!



Ok so about my testimony. I shared it with my mugs n muffins ladies a few weeks ago and I think it went well.



As I prepared for it I was led to 1 Peter 3:15--But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence. -- I think this means that God wants us to have our testimony prepared in our heart. It is a tool that can be used to defend my faith and it is powerful. It is not meant to be kept secret, it is meant to be shared. It is meant to be shared with pre/non believers. It is fine to share amongst believers as well but it is truly meant to be shared as an account for the hope that is in you to people who do not have the same hope.



I felt the Lord telling me --it is great that you are sharing your testimony in your Bible study that will deepen your relationship with those ladies but it is just a practice field. Ultimately you are called to share it with non-believers.-- In Acts 26 Paul shares his testimony with non-believers and it is a great example. I used it to prepare my own.



If you do not have a testimony prepared I want to encourage you to prepare it! To me it is clear that God wants it ready in your heart.



The crazy thing is that once I shared(practiced it) with my Bible study. I was immediately(one week later) called to share it with a non believer. that person is a close friend of my husband who is thinking of divorce. Through sharing my testimony that person has commited to coming to church. God is so good!! But all I am saying is don't block God from using you by saying-- I don't really have a testimony or my testimony isn't worth sharing-- because we each have a unique testimony that has been given to us by our creator and each testimony is equally important!







good night and god bless, momma A