Encouragement

I want to encourage someone today, specifically regarding their testimony and what God has done in their life.

Most of the time, when we think about sharing our testimony, we think that it has to include the following elements: being addicted to drugs, being a prostitute, a murderer,or being sick with a deadly illness (of course this is not an exhaustive list, but I hope you get the point I'm trying to make). Sometimes we believe, that unless we've come from such a shady past or impossible circumstance, then our testimony isn't powerful enough to reach people.

That is such a lie!!!

Yes, hearing stories about how God has delivered someone from addiction or has healed someone who was on a deathbed makes an impact, but it won't impact everyone.

What are you really saying when you believe that your testimony, YOURS, isn't good enough? You are saying that God didn't really make that big of an impact in your life. You are negating all that He has done.

The truth is, there are a lot of "average" people out there who are moving along in their day to day lives without the hope of eternity. They can't relate to being addicted or being in such dire circumstances that the only hope left for them was God. However, they need Jesus just as much as the drug addict or murderer. If we have a bunch of people from one walk of life going around sharing their testimony to these "average" people, then they will believe that they need to fit within that framework as well in order to need Jesus. But the beautiful thing is, Jesus can come and make an impact in their lives just as much as if they were in those hopeless circumstances.

There is something that we all have in common: We are lost in sin and we all need forgiveness of sin. We are (or were) walking around without any hope for eternity. We all face difficult circumstances, all of different degrees. We are unique!! Your testimony may be the missing piece of someone else's puzzle to help them see the whole picture.