3 Steps to Write Your Testimony of FaithExemplo

Step 2. Accepting Jesus as Savior

Next, let’s reflect on a series of questions about how we met Jesus and accepted him as Savior.

For some of us, this will be a “blinded by the light” experience like the Apostle Paul, for others, it will be more of a gradual transition to formally accepting what we thought we already believed anyway. In both cases, it is YOUR own experience and what makes your testimony unique – one form of accepting Jesus as Savior is not better than the other!

Here we go. Questions to think about our acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior, again using the genericized example of Roland’s own experience:

1. When did you first hear the gospel? How? Or when were you first exposed to the real Christian faith?

My father was a pastor.

I grew up hearing about Christianity from the beginning.

I had a bit of a jaded view of the faith since my father was far from perfect.

2. What were your initial reactions to Jesus Christ?

I put Jesus in the back of my head, calling on him when I might need him.

It was more of a Sunday school/church-y kind of relationship.

I had heard about him but didn’t really relate.

3. When and why did you begin to feel positive about Christianity?

One day, I moved away from parents and family.

Then I decided to give church a chance.

So I found one for myself in my new town.

I met some nice people there.

I attended services regularly.

I even got involved in small group studies and other activities.

This made Jesus more real for me.

4. What was the turning point in your attitude?

One day, I went to a small group meeting from my church.

The meeting was at another member’s home.

Their house was small, and they were much less well-off than me.

I felt like, “What am I doing here?” and “I am so much better than this.”

But…

Then God spoke to me through his spirit.

Suddenly, I realized I was way off track with what God wanted.

I apologized and decided to change my heart (but didn’t tell anyone, just myself).

Then…

I started looking differently at my life.

I saw other people for who God made them.

And my view of the whole church thing changed also.

This is when I drew closer to God.

I then truly accepted Jesus as Savior for my life (I knew this before but didn’t live this way).

5. What mental barriers did you face?

Me changing my life was not easy.

It took some years to shed my old self.

And then some more years to really develop as a true Christian.

6. How did you pray to receive Christ? What was your prayer?

I prayed that I would be forgiven for my pride.

That I might be made right with God.

That I might always see all people as created in God’s image.

That I might serve God with my life, my talents, my gifts, and my time.

What about you?

Take the time to reflect on the questions above to think about how you accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. Again, write down a few details about your experience – we will use those to help generate your own testimony later.