Christian Testimonies

Hetty's Testimony of God's Amazing Grace

I grew up with atypical absence seizures, the kind you get the aura . . . then stare out . . . but they never went away. I grew up taking Phenobarbital. I also grew up in a family that didn't know Jesus. I got married when I was 19 - and after we got married he pressed this Jesus thing on me and I rejected it. Our marriage was always off and on . . .

Then, in my early twenties, an odd type of seizure kept trying to show up during stressful times . . . and I wrote it off. Mind you, it was twice as stressful, for I still wasn't into Jesus. Then, I was blessed with my being pregnant with my daughter, Tory - in kind of a rocky relationship. Soon after, during the pregnancy, my seizures got worse. And they never got better.

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Writing a testimony people want to read is the point.

Avoid evangelical jargon. People don't want to feel like they're being preached at.

Be real. Avoid the perfectly pretty story. Life is messy. People are interested in your mess and how you cleaned it up.

Including a picture of yourself helps people connect with you.

You're not creating your testimony for Christians. Remember your target audience.

Again, be real. Christianity isn't all fun and games. It's about a relationship with the Jesus of the Bible. Don't paint an unrealistic picture. Christians don't necessarily have it all together. I know I don't.

Don't be afraid to write. Don't worry about conventions (capitalization, punctuation, spelling). Just write your story. You can fix it up later. If you submit your testimony to us, we can help you proofread it.

Don't buy the lie that your testimony is boring or worthless. Someone out there needs help and your story may be the one they connect with. You don't have to be a recovered ax murderer to have an interesting testimony.

If it's tough for you to get started, make an outline. The following might help you get started. Use the bulleted items as main points and expand from there.

~ My previous life
~ How I met Jesus
~ My life now

Include more than just facts. People want to connect with something. Describe emotions, thoughts, desires, tragedies, and triumphs.

Pray.

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

Do you know the Jesus of the Bible? He may be very different than the one you've heard about.

Get to know Him.

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