A Testament of Faith

The women I meet with on Thursday evenings for Bible study recently wrapped up the "Bride of the Week" stories. Each Thursday before reviewing our reading we get together and one of us shares the tale of how we met our husband, fell in love, our marriage proposal and wedding ceremony. It has been an amazing way to get to know the history behind each magnificent couple we share life with. We decided that once the BOTW stories were complete we would take a deeper look into each others lives by sharing our testimonies. I shared my testimony with the women last Thursday.

Instead of going straight from mind to mouth, I decided to write it down to make sure I didn't miss any of the important details of how I came to know my Lord and Savior. As I pecked away at the keys on my computer I had the opportunity to reflect on my life as a child, my years as a wayward young adult and the night the Lord revealed Himself to me. Emotions I had not tapped into for years came flooding back...joy, anger, frustration, rebellion and brokenness. I could physically feel His love pour over me as I reminisced about the day I asked Him into my heart at seven years of age. I felt His arms around me as I remembered the wretched, self-destructive behavior of my twenties. I felt the hem of his garment brush my hand like the woman in Mark 5:24-34 as I envisioned myself laying beside him on the ground bleeding and in pain from the utter mess I had made of my life. Not worthy of his attention, He picked me up, dusted me off, and forgave me. My sins were washed away. In the midst of gathering tales from my past, I fell in love with Jesus all over again.

If you have not taken the time to sit down and remember who God is to you and why He is Lord of your life, I suggest you do. He revealed His grace and mercy to me in areas of my life that I had chosen to forget about.

Mark 5:34

..."Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."