Your Story Matters More Than You Think
“For we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” - Acts 4:20
Most people underestimate the power of their story. Maybe you feel like your past disqualifies you, or that your journey isn’t exciting enough to be worth sharing. But your story matters more than you think. Not because it's perfect, but because it's real. You are living proof of the goodness of God, and whether you realize it or not, someone else needs to hear what God has done in your life.
In Acts 4, Peter and John were threatened and told to stop speaking about Jesus. But their response was simple and bold. They said they couldn’t stay silent about what they had seen and heard. That wasn’t just boldness. That was personal testimony. And the same truth applies to you. What God has done in your life isn’t just for you. It’s meant to be told. Your scars, your setbacks, your transformation, your process, your pain, and your victories are all part of a bigger story that God wants to use for someone else’s breakthrough.
When you keep your story to yourself, you limit what God can do through it. But when you share it, even if it’s messy or still in progress, you open the door for God to move in powerful ways. You never know who is on the other side of your obedience. Your story might be the spark that gives someone else the courage to trust God, to believe that change is possible, or to come back to faith after walking away.
This isn’t about being loud or public if that’s not your personality. It’s about being faithful. Start with a conversation. Write something down. Encourage a friend. Just don’t keep quiet. God is writing a story through your life, and He didn’t write it for it to be hidden.
If you’ve been changed by Jesus, you’ve got something worth sharing. Your story is proof that God still moves. Don’t downplay that. Don’t hide it. Let your life speak. Let your words give Him glory. Because your story, just like Peter and John’s, carries power.
Most people underestimate the power of their story. Maybe you feel like your past disqualifies you, or that your journey isn’t exciting enough to be worth sharing. But your story matters more than you think. Not because it's perfect, but because it's real. You are living proof of the goodness of God, and whether you realize it or not, someone else needs to hear what God has done in your life.
In Acts 4, Peter and John were threatened and told to stop speaking about Jesus. But their response was simple and bold. They said they couldn’t stay silent about what they had seen and heard. That wasn’t just boldness. That was personal testimony. And the same truth applies to you. What God has done in your life isn’t just for you. It’s meant to be told. Your scars, your setbacks, your transformation, your process, your pain, and your victories are all part of a bigger story that God wants to use for someone else’s breakthrough.
When you keep your story to yourself, you limit what God can do through it. But when you share it, even if it’s messy or still in progress, you open the door for God to move in powerful ways. You never know who is on the other side of your obedience. Your story might be the spark that gives someone else the courage to trust God, to believe that change is possible, or to come back to faith after walking away.
This isn’t about being loud or public if that’s not your personality. It’s about being faithful. Start with a conversation. Write something down. Encourage a friend. Just don’t keep quiet. God is writing a story through your life, and He didn’t write it for it to be hidden.
If you’ve been changed by Jesus, you’ve got something worth sharing. Your story is proof that God still moves. Don’t downplay that. Don’t hide it. Let your life speak. Let your words give Him glory. Because your story, just like Peter and John’s, carries power.
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Amen Pastor Ed! Jesus is my firm foundation. Nothing about MY story is impressive but HIS story and what HE has done is almost unbelievable. And actually no one did believe me until they saw it for themselves right in front of them with their own eyes. God is good and I find joy and remembering all He has done.
It would take more than a day to share of where I have been. Since the year I got saved ln 1981. To walking away from God not fall you walk away from him. From preaching at rescue missions to working on Sundays bus route in the Eastside of Saginaw Michigan to becoming a demon. And to not answering God's call to preach. Then walking away from God. Being with the wrong crowd God kept me alive. Over 20 plus years in the work doing stuff that I should off never been doing. Then going to Iraq. Getting shot at mortar fire rockets landing all around us. Making it home safe it wasn't till 2016 i rededicated my life to the lord.Along with my stepson, is he got saved here at CBC. But God wanted my full attention not part of it. We lost our son due to a truck accident. It was something I would not want anyone to go through my wife got sick from the loss of our son. Its been 6 years now not much has changed with my wife she still has her heart broken. But I am here at church as a prayer warrior been at church serving God the best I can. I'am but a broken vessel that God has put back together and is using me to serve and I humble myself that he loves enough to forgive me for my downfalls. Thank you Pastor Ed for this message on today's devotion. I will keep looking up for his coming again. God Bless
This devotional made me think of where I have been and where I am at. I have been homeless. I have owned that 1/2 million dollar home. I have lost it all and I have had it all. I have been in addiction twice and now twice have been in recovery, which I still am. I have been married twice and I have been and still am a widow for the past 3 years. And everything in between. I have been faithful through it all. I have grown older and wiser, while still so young. Though I go through the hardest time I am always consistent in sharing what God has done for me, giving him all the glory. I have been and still am truly content where he has me through it all. I am loved and I am strong through Him, that is my testimony.