What do I write?

@kaya-young I know what you mean; I’ve grown up in a Christian household so I’ve always known Jesus too. There was one evening when I was 8 that I, I guess “officially” gave my life to Christ. I felt a difference inside of me then even though I’d already known Him.

Did you have a moment where you gave your life to Christ, even though you were already following Him? If you did, then you could write about that. But if not, you could maybe write about how God has worked in your life and changed you and shaped you as a Christian.

Is this a writing assignment or something?

@kaya-young I also grew up in a Christian home, but I am wondering about your wording a little bit. 🙂  I would say I’ve always believed in Christ, rather than always known Him.  Because just knowing about him and believing it’s true isn’t enough to get to heaven.  The Bible says that even the demons believe.  We can’t inherit Christ from our parents.

So what I would say would be if you don’t have a specific point that you know you came to Christ, write about how you know you are going to heaven, and what you believe serving Christ means.  I’ve heard testimonies of that nature.

My dad was raised a Muslim, and he also doesn’t have a specific point that he came to Christ because he gradually understood and accepted different truths over time.  He tells his testimony explaining that, but also explaining what the truths are that he had to accept.  The meaning of “testimony” is that you are “testifying” the power of God, so it doesn’t have to be all about you, but about Who you believe God is.  (Though it should explain how you actually put your beliefs to practice.)

(I kind of feel like I was rambling here, since I had to write this very fast before I go, so if it doesn’t make sense, I’m sorry!)

• This reply was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by Rochellaine.

@kaya-young 😀  I did think that was what you probably meant, so that’s why after clarifying I put the other stuff in about writing “how” you know instead of “when” you knew. 🙂  I do believe that the “when” isn’t all that important, but people usually emphasize it because it often corresponds with the “how,” right?

@kaya-young I was raised in a Christian home, and I always knew God existed, but I can point to one moment when my relationship with Him became personal, and I trusted in Him for salvation. Now, if I were to write my testimony out in full, I would focus more on what God did after He saved me, because the story didn’t stop there. Like @rochellaine said, a testimony is about testifying the power of God, and I have so many times when my relationship with Him deepened, not through me, but through Him.

Hope that helps! And Ireland is REALLY COOL.

By the way, your purple giraffe’s are so cute. 😉

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