It has been on my heart of late the importance of our testimony. Everyone who is in Christ has one, we know our own stories like the back of our hands… and yet so often we hesitate to share the story of our salvation. Scripture implores us to share our faith. If we know nothing else, no scripture, no verses, no words of wisdom… we still know our own Jesus right? Our testimony is our story- it’s our own, personal love story with the Creator. We don’t need to be theologians to tell it. We don’t need to have massive amounts of scripture memorized to throw at people. We need only the guts to open our mouths and tell it.

Our testimony is one of God’s most potent weapons against the enemy. Wielded through the mouths of the ones who lived these salvations, our testimony cannot be stopped. Revelations 12:11 says the word of our testimony conquers Satan himself! It is such an easy yet mighty tool in our arsenal for the kingdom. And yet, still… we do not use it as much as we should. Why?

Shame.

How often, even those of us who are walking in freedom, grace, and mercy hesitate to share what God has done because of the shame that our past still holds over us. Satan just loves to keep us living in the past right? And if it’s not shame for what we’ve done… it’s shame for what we didn’t do. Anyone out there feel like their testimony isn’t worth sharing because it’s just not juicy enough? It’s not littered with drugs or affairs, abuse or porn… so it’s just not worth sharing?

Satan’ll take our closed mouths either way. He’ll convince us our past is too dark to share or too light to share. I would ask you today, do you view your own testimony through the lens of shame or the lens of victory? What’s keeping your mouth shut?

“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power, love, and self-control. So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God. He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not because of our own works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time eternal. And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel, to which I was appointed a preacher, apostle, and teacher.For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.” 2 Timothy 1:6-12 ESV

We have to open our mouths dear ones! We have to share the salvation of Christ in our lives! We don’t need a degree, we don’t need a long story, we don’t need to be saved x-number of months, we don’t need to be a speaker, we don’t need a juicy story. All we need is to tell what Jesus has done for us. Good, bad, or ugly. Like the woman at the well. Having been saved a hot-minute, she spoke the only testimony she had, which was a whopping eight words. That’s it!

“Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me all that I ever did.’ So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, ‘It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.’” John 4: 39-42 ESV

Our testimony is God’s tool to use through us. All it needs to do is point people back to Him. He’ll take care of the rest. So let us walk unashamed in the salvation He’s provided and proclaim it from the rooftops. Whether it’s X-rated or a very mild G, all are important, all need spoken… there IS someone who needs to hear yours today. Be brave, be bold, and speak up! Testify!

If you haven’t read mine, please do here. I’d you to hear my story and learn about my Jesus!