Sharing your story can feel awkward at first. Especially if you haven’t before. Trust me, I’ve been there. We all have.

On a flight from Hungary to England with a team colleague, two women were sitting in front of us that we’d never met before.  We didn’t even know that they knew us.  She was telling the neighbor, fabulously explaining the way of salvation.  We were listening because they were talking quite loudly.  Then suddenly she gets to the point of leading this woman to Christ and she turns and says, “You’re Luis Palau aren’t you?  Will you help this woman to give her life to Christ?”  I said, “No. You’ve done a terrific job.  Use Revelation 3:20.”  And she did.  And the woman surrendered to Christ.

I’ve learned through the years a few things NOT to do when sharing your story. First, try to avoid Christian clichés. You know the ones I’m talking about - those big words we say in church that someone new to church would have a hard time understanding. Second, avoid going into too much detail about your past life. It’s important to share the transforming work of Jesus in your life, but sharing too many details makes that the focus.

Use these simple reminders to guide you in sharing your story. Ultimately, the work of evangelism is about the Spirit of God at work. Jesus said, “the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you ought to say.” Rely on the Spirit as you share your story and you’ll reach your world,

This is Luis Palau.