Faith Stories: A Post from Charity

A post from Charity, our Worship Pastor at Freedom Valley:

Stories are powerful. God chose to reveal Himself in the Bible mostly through story.

One of the best tools we have in sharing our faith with the people around us, is our story. You can argue topics like creation vs evolution, pro-life vs pro-choice, and absolute truth vs relativism until you're blue in the face. But arguments don't change people. I used to argue a lot when I was in high school. I remember one argument I had with a friend online. We went back and forth about whatever we were discussing for hours. I had compelling facts and statistics, and my logic thoroughly defeated his. But it didn't end quite like I had hoped.

Friend: "Yeah, ok...I guess you're right."

Me: "So you agree with me?"

Friend: "No, not really."

He couldn't beat my argument, but that didn't change his mind.

Arguments don't change us, but stories do. Revelation 12 describes in vivid imagery the war between good and evil. Verse 11 gives us a powerful truth: "They have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony" (NLT). Not only can nobody argue with your story....your story, along with the blood of Jesus, has the power to defeat evil! 

Stories motivate us, give us hope, and inspire us to action. Sharing with a friend who has no interest in God the healing you received, the change you've seen in your teenager's life, or the way your church family was there for you when you needed them most, does far more to persuade them than any argument ever could.

Sharing your story with the believers around you who are fearful or discouraged is such a powerful way to breathe new life into them!

We need your stories! If you have a great Aggressive Faith story, will you share it with us? Maybe you stepped out in a new way that you never thought was possible. Maybe a teaching series totally changed your life or brought restoration to your relationships.

Everyone has a story to share, and we would love to hear yours! Here are a few ways to get your story to us:

~Email Charity at cjlandis09@gmail.com.

~Write/type it out and put it in my mailbox at the church.

~Send me a message on facebook!

*Please note: if you'd like to remain anonymous or don't want us to use certain names, be sure to include that in whatever you send us.

Let's encourage each other in our Aggressive Faith journeys!