Why you should share your testimony before it’s finished
By 
Emma Hide2025-06-10T07:13:00
Don’t wait until healing comes or God answers your prayer to share your story, says Emma Hide. There’s profound power in honest stories of choosing trust, faith, and hope while still in the struggle
God used a WhatsApp group to shift my mindset about Christian testimonies.
He’s shown me the power of sharing not only the big, miraculous happy-ever-after stories that we’re accustomed to hearing in church, but also the honest, unfinished ones.
Let me explain…
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