To be an effective witness of our Lord, we need to have a well-prepared testimony, and it needs to be written out. In writing out your testimony, you are seeking to show others who and what Christ is by your example and story. This is basically making a brief, spiritual, public declaration—in essence, a short autobiography of your journey with Christ in which you talk about what God has done in you and/or what He has been teaching you recently. Your testimony is like a baptism, as it is the outward sign of an inward work of Grace that Christ has done in you. It is proclaiming the reality and the symbol of Christ by your example and also with words. Having a prepared testimony can be a fun, exciting way to share Christ with ease. The key is to be prepared so you are not governed by fears, but rather by the joy that is in you and a desire to pronounce it with your expressions and personality to someone else. If you are thinking that this is too scary, or you do not like to sell things, or you are worried about what others will say, don’t fret. Realize that you are just sharing your life experiences and encounter with Christ just as you would share anything with another person, with the exception that this is much more vital, important, and has eternal ramifications. You can do it! Your Christian experience is your reality that you can share with someone else when the door opens to do that.
