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“Quietly trust yourself to Christ your Lord and if anyone asks why you believe as you do, be ready to tell him, and do it in a gentle and respectful way.”
1 Peter 3:15 (Life Application Bible)
Chaos is rampant, turbulent, and intimidating. Don’t shrink! Your testimony is a gift from God to be boldly shared with compassion and humility. No doubt, we would be deliberate and eager in sharing a possible cure for cancer with others, so why do we hesitate testifying to the Good New of Jesus which provides an eternal cure?
Thankfully, I haven’t spent much time in courtrooms other than field trips with fifth graders, but it’s readily apparent that “testimony” is a form of evidence that is obtained from a witness as to what they know. As we are daily called to the stand of life, how do we testify to our own Jesus encounter and provide evidence of His influence in our case?
Effective Christians aren’t Lone Rangers! They understand that connection is risky, but so worth it! Love demands abiding and belonging which tends to get messy at times. It’s as simple and complicated as relationships worth fighting for. There’s no better example of an “all in” kind of person than Jesus! To reflect His image and to testify of His attributes is to choose to be vulnerable, devoted, and authentic.
Billy Graham states, “If you give it to God, He transforms your test into a testimony, your mess into a message, and your misery into a ministry.” So, expect the heavenly sculpting holy sandpaper applied to your attitudes and actions produces. The friction might just illuminate the Cross and extinguish the chaos!
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