Summary: Have you ever seen people give their cardboard testimony? It can be a simple and powerful way to share the work of God in your life. One church recently incorporated cardboard testimonies into their service. 15 members of the church wrote on one side of a poster-board who they had been before Christ. And then, on the other side, they wrote who they are now. They show the “before” Jesus Christ side, and then flip it over to show who they are now in Christ. One boy, only about 11 years old wrote on one side, “Abandoned by my Father.” And when he flipped it over he wrote, “My Heavenly Father never left me.” What a brave young man! That young man was abandoned, but never by Jesus Christ. St. Paul writes in Romans, “...the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’” That boy recognized Jesus as the “Father to the Fatherless,” as one of the Psalms says. Think how many others in that church had been abandoned by their fathers. And what an example this young boy set for them - by being willing to share his painful story to give glory to God and to reach his world! Are you willing to share your story for the sake of other people? It’s a great challenge and it’s very, very exciting.
