Luke 12: 8 – 9 I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

Jesus was speaking to his disciples. Your new life in Christ is not a secret to be kept.  You know there has been a change in you. And by now someone in your circle of influence would have remarked about it. What was your response?  Maybe you just smiled or mumbled something inaudible and moved on.  Not good enough. Make a conscious effort to think about what you want to say the next time. Keep it conversational as in “I have made a decision to follow Christ and I’m so happy!” or “My life has changed because I now believe in Jesus Christ as my Savior and I have peace with God.”  You may get follow-up questions and maybe not, but you have just “witnessed” about your faith in Christ. This should become normal for you because Christ’s final instruction to his disciples before he went back to heaven was that they should go and tell everyone about him. So this is a first step in that direction.

Of course you need to understand your salvation enough to explain that you finally know that Christ died for your sins. Because you now believe and accept that as true, you know that your sins are forgiven and that gives you access to God whom you can now speak to as your Father. You may cite 2 Corinthians 5:17 as the basis for your certainty that change has taken place within you.

“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.”  (1Peter 3:15 – 16).