This month I have shared my testimony… Twice. Twice in one month I have spoke in front of people. Twice in one month I have shared the vulnerable parts of myself with people I don’t know. Twice this month I have trusted the Lord to hold me as I did something uncomfortable.
First I must be completely honest with you… It was a God thing. They asked for two people to share for the Wednesday night service and I didn’t realize that my hand was in the air till I made eye contact with my team leader and well you know after there has been eye contact it’s too late to turn back… So I sat down that night and worked out what I was going to say.
How do I feel about this?! Well the only way I can describe it is a sour patch kid. Yep that’s right I’m describing sharing my testimony using little multi colored candy figures. And here is why…
The “tag line” for sour patch kids starts with…
SOUR. sour- this is the word I would use to describe what I was feeling at first. It was uncomfortable, nerve racking, and just plain hard. This is the sour to my experience.
Next comes SWEET. sweet- this is how I felt imediatly after sharing my story seeing people’s faces, some smiling in joy at how the Lord has worked in my life and some in tears after being touched by something I said. This is the sweet to my experience.
Then there is gone. More like free. After sharing my testimony the stress, the anxiety, the discomfort was just gone. It allowed me to see even more why the Lord walked me through the things he did. I felt free.
