Category: Faith Sharing Stories

When Heather went to an emergency room to visit a friend, another woman on a gurney called out: “I know you!” Even though Heather had never met the woman, she walked over to say hello. And then Heather told the woman she wanted to tell her about someone she DID know – Jesus! Hear more about Heather’s “not typical” faith-sharing experience, and how the Holy Spirit will also lead you.

Working 15 feet underground to construct a manhole with “a gnarly construction worker” might be intimidating to some. But not to Joshua. After the coworker started cussing when the concrete wasn’t setting properly, he commented that Joshua never got mad. That’s when Joshua told him about encountering his Savior. Learn how you, too, can be confident anywhere you are and share the Gospel.

Remember the last time you stood in the check-out line? Maybe. Remember the person who rang up your purchases? Maybe not. But from Tamara’s faith-sharing example we can see how these everyday encounters are the perfect opportunity to let someone know God loves them. Hear from Tamara how she showed a cashier at Target that she cared and how God wants you to be yourself as you move people to Jesus. 

It was 13 years ago when Nick shared his faith with a co-worker who didn’t want anything to do with God. After Nick was wrongfully terminated from his job at U-Haul, they lost touch. And then one day he found out the man had given his life to the Lord. “My 13 years there was to set a seed and let God work on it,” he says. Learn how you can also be faithful in your role to be a witness for the Lord.

As Beth Ann was filling her vending machines at a truck stop, she talked with a woman who acknowledged her “unique” lifestyle was one Beth Ann probably didn’t agree with. Thankfully, Beth Ann listened when the Holy Spirit said: “It’s your job to love her, not to judge her.” See how God draws people closer to Himself when we share His love — and how He’ll do the same in your faith-sharing moments.

When Dave almost took his own life, the Lord miraculously intervened. It’s a story he shared one day while working a job laying floors in someone’s home. But the homeowner wasn’t convinced God could do the same for him. “He said I’m already a member of hell,” Dave remembers. “I’m just not dead yet.” Learn how Dave didn’t give up and how God will use your testimony to help others see Him, too.

Only God could use a box of cereal to cause Michelle to cross paths with another mom at a grocery store! They talked briefly and went their separate ways. But Michelle knew it was a missed opportunity and promised: “Lord, if I see her again…” Find out what happened next and how you can follow God’s leading to take advantage of your next faith-sharing opportunity.

Karl was ready for any small talk that could lead to a heart-to-heart conversation on a plane ride. “You don’t know where people are,” he shares. As he listened to the man sitting next to him, Karl soon heard from a soul feeling unworthy of God’s love. Find out how Karl encouraged the man to see himself as God sees him and experience His amazing grace. You’ll be encouraged to always be ready to share the Gospel as well.

After having a heart attack, Andrea knew she needed to be in the hospital. But she just didn’t want to be there. Then, when the Lord opened the door to minister to the medical staff taking care of her, Andrea was grateful for the opportunity to listen to a tech who felt God had forgotten her. Find out how Andrea reached out and learn how God will work through your faith-sharing opportunities, too.

When Emmanuel and his coworker stopped at Starbucks to get a beverage and pray before a busy workday, it was no accident. Nor was it “by chance” that a man undergoing trials in his life overheard them. “We asked the Lord to give us an opportunity, and he came to us,” Emmanuel remembers. Learn more about how God orchestrates every faith-sharing opportunity, and how He equips you with what to say and do.