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Share your story Whether you’re a new Christian or a seasoned Bible scholar, your personal testimony of how you became a Christian is one of the most impacting ways to share your faith. A testimony explains a certain part of your life. It is not your whole life story. A testimony should explain what your life was like before you became a Christian, how and why you became a Christian and how your life has changed since becoming a Christian. Everyone loves a good story, and there aren’t many better stories than God coming through in a situation. Think back to the time you became a Christian, or a time when God answered your prayers, showed you He is real or did something miraculous. These are stories worth sharing! These stories have the ability to create “I want that!” desires in the hearts of those we are sharing with. People may find fault with elements of your theology, but they can’t argue with your experience. Here are a few tips for when you do share... 

1 - Focus on what God has done and can do, not what He hasn't done. 
2 - Avoid Christianese words. Keep it simple and normal. 
3 - Be aware of the signals they are sending that indicate their interest, or disinterest.

You are made for a mission. Jesus calls us not only to come to him, but to go for him. But it's easy to get distracted, because Satan would rather have you do anything besides sharing your faith. "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20

We are chosen by God to share our story on how our relationship with Jesus has changed us. This is what we are called to do. Every believer is ordained—especially appointed by God—not for a church office, but to be a fruitful Christian. God has no backup plan for reaching the world—He has entrusted that task to each of us as His children. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. - John 15:16

Every believer is called to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with others. Are you regularly sharing the Good News of salvation with others? “preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” - 2 Timothy 4:2