Have you ever had a conversation with someone and found yourself saying," yeah, i know what you mean that happened to me then you begin to tell about you." God made our brains with the ability to identify , understand, and communicate testimonies. Not just that but when someone tells you somthing have you ever felt like jumping in the conversation? Like you cant wait to share your experience? God made our soul with a need to communicate testimonies. When you get to engage in a conversation and share your experience dont you feel satisified ? He made our bodies our mouth , mind, soul all to work together to testify our life experience to benifit another in conversation. We all testify every day in coversations but it can go two ways . Lift others up or tear them down.
We all have social circles. At church, your kids schools, work, the communities on line. In every circle there are positive and negative people. There are people im more likey to call a friend that lift me up and encourage me in our talks, then the ones i try to avoid that find a negative in every situation i present. Our testimony, our experiences, our conversations can encourage, be positive, be energizing and refereshing to others. Testimonies are meant to ignight, empower, energize, feed others. Kinda like putting a new batterie in a remote control, that was dead. Or a car that needs a jump. Some cars take a jump easy some need to go in the shop.
Have you ever been in a social circle and felt uncomfertable around a negative person like a constant negative person? Someone that every testimony every conversation is a bummer. God allows us believers to feel this so we judge accordingly. Can this person use a jump? A positive word of encouragement, a testimony of how it was positive for you, do they need a responce ? Or do they need to go in the shop? Do they need a prayer? So first , what kind of testimony do you want to give? Positive or negative. Second know your audience. Do they need a positive testimony a jump or do they need to go in the shop? A prayer in your own time? Third , feed them accordingly. We r nit the shop. We can not fix what is broke. Knowing that will help you not to try and not get offended and take it personal. If you go to jump someones car and it doesnt work :( you say well i tried sorry and you hope they get it all sorted out. While there waiting for a tow you can wait with them , you can even share a time when you needed a tow. But , thats it . Just because there car broke doesnt mean yours has. You do not need to take on there problems and make them your own. How do we not get dragged down by negative people? Know your not the machanic.
I have been thrown into a social circle where God wants to teach me how to stay positive and do my job. Give jump starts. But first i had a long journey with Him of learning what a testimony is how powerful it is and how to use it. Its a weapon all of its own.
In James 3 it talkes about untamable tongue. 3:1-2 says let not many if you become teachers , knowing that we shall receive stricter judgement. For we all stumble in many things. Good teachers know how to jump start a student. Good teachers know every child is teachable. Good teachers know hiw to encourage a student with there words. Good teachers give good positive testimonies. Great teachers know all children are teachable. Sometime they have to refer the student to a more qualified teacher that will meet their needs. James describes how faith works in every day life . Everday speech and actions should correspond with inward faith. Knowing what testimony means and how to use it can greatly benifit all involved. How can we give a testimony of Jesus? By following the 10 commandsments by knowing his greatest commandment, love God with all your heart , mind and soul. Love your neighbore as yourself. Till it oozes out of you in testimony of what is in your heart. What is truly in your heart comes out of your mouth. Be a living testimony of who is in you.
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