Your Story Matters: The Importance of Sharing Your Testimony

The word testimony can be summed up as a statement given by a witness that serves as proof or evidence of a fact. In the Christian faith, a testimony is often the story of how God has shown up in our lives, how He has answered a prayer, made a way where there seemed to be no way, redeemed something that was broken, or simply remained faithful through a difficult season.

I share my testimonies with others as I am led for several reasons. First, sharing my testimony is a form of worship. I am simply so excited about how active the Lord is in my life that sometimes I can't help but tell somebody about it!

I also share my testimonies because they have the power to inform, encourage, and remind us of the faithfulness of God. Our stories become evidence, not evidence that we are perfect, but evidence that God is faithful.

The Bible repeatedly calls us to remember what God has done and to tell the next generation about His works. Psalm 105:2 says, “Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!” And Psalm 78:4 encourages us to tell the coming generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord.

Our testimonies are part of that telling.

My kids call it “parental lore” when my husband and I share stories about our youth.

They are often fascinated by the idea that their mom and dad had entire lives before we became parents. They are especially surprised to learn that we made mistakes and did things we probably shouldn't have done.

I have always tried to be open with my children about my mistakes, as well as the source of my successes. I want them to know that I am not perfect. I want them to understand that any godly fruit they see in my life is not because I have somehow mastered being a good person. It is because of the power of the Holy Spirit working in me.

I want my children to know that I have needed God's grace and mercy at every stage of my life—and He has never failed to give it.

I am a witness of God's faithfulness and power.

That is part of my testimony.

And I want my children to have the benefit of hearing it.

Testimonies Are a Form of Worship

Sharing your testimony is a natural response to God's grace.

Think about it this way: if you find an amazing sale at your favorite store, you don't keep it to yourself. You tell everyone where you found it. You tell them what you bought. You tell them how much you saved. You may even send them a picture!

Why? Because you experienced something good, and you want someone else to experience it too.

How much more should we want to tell people about the goodness of God?

When we testify about what God has done, we are giving Him glory. Our testimony shifts the focus from look what I accomplished to look what God has done.

Revelation 12:11 tells us that believers overcome “by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” Our testimony has power because it points back to Jesus and what He has done for us.

Sometimes worship looks like singing in church. Sometimes it looks like lifting our hands in prayer. And sometimes worship looks like sitting across the table from another woman and saying, “Let me tell you what God did for me.”

Testimonies Can Inform and Encourage

When you share what the Lord has done for you, you never know what effect it may have on another person.

Someone may be walking through a situation they have never experienced before. They may feel alone, confused, or afraid. They may not yet know what it looks like for God to move in that particular area of their life.

Then you share your story.

Your testimony doesn't guarantee that God will work in their situation in exactly the same way He worked in yours. But it can remind them that God is able. It can give them hope. It can encourage them to pray. It can help them recognize God's presence when they might otherwise miss it.

This is one reason Scripture places such an emphasis on remembering and retelling what God has done.

Our children need our testimonies. Our friends need them. New believers need them. Sometimes even seasoned believers need to be reminded of the faithfulness of God.

Testimonies Are Evidence of the Faithfulness of God

Your testimony is evidence that God has been faithful.

Notice that I didn't say your testimony is evidence that life will always go the way you want it to.

Sometimes the testimony is that God answered the prayer.

Sometimes the testimony is that He sustained you while you waited for the answer.

Sometimes the testimony is that He opened the door.

Sometimes the testimony is that He closed the door you desperately wanted Him to open—and later you understood why.

Sometimes the testimony is that He rescued you from something.

Sometimes it is that He walked with you through something you never imagined you would survive.

The testimony isn't always, “God gave me exactly what I asked for.”

Sometimes the testimony is simply, “God never left me.”

Deuteronomy 7:9 reminds us that God is the faithful God who keeps His covenant and steadfast love. Lamentations 3:22–23 reminds us that His mercies are new every morning and that His faithfulness is great.

We testify because we have seen it.

We testify because we have experienced His grace.

We testify because we remember where we were and can see how far He has brought us.

We testify because someone else may need to know that they are not alone.

And we testify because God deserves the glory.

Tell Somebody What God Has Done

Ladies, your testimony matters.

You don't have to have a dramatic story. You don't have to have experienced a spectacular miracle. You don't have to wait until your life looks perfect.

In fact, some of the most powerful testimonies are found in the ordinary places.

God provided.

God sustained me.

God gave me wisdom.

God gave me peace.

God forgave me.

God restored me.

God changed me.

God carried me.

God was faithful to me.

Tell your children. Tell your friends. Tell the woman sitting next to you at church.

Tell the new believer who is still learning to trust God.

Tell the woman who is walking through the same valley you once walked through.

And when God gives you an opportunity to share, don't be afraid to say, “Let me tell you what the Lord has done.”

Your story is not ultimately about you.

It is about Him.

You are a witness.

You have seen His faithfulness.

You have experienced His grace.

You have evidence of His goodness.

Remember what God has done. Give Him the glory. And tell someone about it.

God goes to extraordinary lengths to make Himself known.

He desires relationship with us. He desires that we know Him, not merely as a historical figure or a name we hear in church, but as the living God who is active in our lives.

And yet, we are so quick to forget.

That is why we have to remember.

That is why we have to tell.

If you have a testimony of when God showed up for you in some way, small or large, I encourage you to share it here.

Share Your Testimony