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Today I have the pleasure of introducing my cousin, Alvin Stampley, to you. Alvin’s dad and my mom were siblings.
As young kids, we spent quite a bit of time together, but as the years passed and we were able to control our own time, we spent less and less time together. We lived in different parts of town, so we didn’t attend the same schools and we drifted apart. Drifting apart from family has seemed to be a pattern in my life. I’ll have to explore that. Alvin struggled with drugs for 8 or 9 years and during that time we seldom saw each other or even talked. I did feel a sense of guilt. I wondered if we had remained close, would things have been different in his life? In my life? My life was not one without its own set up “hiccups.” What I want to convey in today’s post is:
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Sharing your testimony and your #WhatIfChrist Moment.
I get it. It is scary. There are so many things that come to mind when we talk about sharing our testimony to the masses. Shoot, just sharing our testimony to one person can be scary. But I say what a privilege it is to be able to share with just one person and with the world what God has done for us. We get to share our story and maybe save a life.
Our words have power. Revelation 12:11, They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
And we should always be prepared to share with the everyone who asks why we have hope. 1 Peter 3:15, But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, Check out my presentation and my short video. I pray it will take the "scary" out of sharing your #WhatIfChrist Moment and we will WIN, with the blood of the Lamb and our testimonies. To schedule an interview to share your testimony, click here.
Taking the scary out - Presentation by Barbara Scorza
I participate in this weekly 15-minute phone call. It's a group of ladies and one of them is the speaker for the week. They share a word from scripture. The word is broken down, examined and defined through scripture. It is not a place for personal opinions. During our time, we allow scripture to interpret scripture.  This morning our word was "disciple." The main text was a very familiar scripture. It came from Matthew 28:19, Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, We looked at that and identified some keys to being a disciple. We also looked at what it meant to be discipled. We further examined the word, “make” as we are told to 'make disciples.' Looking closely at disciple we noticed there are costs involved in being a disciple. Luke 14:26, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. Again, very familiar scripture, but this time “even their own life” was significant to me. She was pointing out, in that scripture, that one of the costs of being a disciple is suffering. She actually said, "You must be willing to suffer." Although that was just one mention and no one mentioned it in their discussion, it was significant to me.
I admit, that one line took hold of me. She went on to say, "Do I back down from situations that would cause me conflict if it were known that I am a Christian?" |
AuthorI love to tell a good God-story, whether it is something God has done in me or others. I want to tell God stories. #WhatIfChrist Archives
November 2020
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