At the end of church we had baptisms. As I watched two young people profess their faith, I remembered my baptism day. It made me almost bawl like a baby. You’re always told it’s the best decision you will ever make. I didn’t always agree, but now years after profession, do I understand and agree.
After a recent bout with depression and faithlessness, I’ve come to see how Christ has carried me. I didn’t feel His Presence. It was through a physical pain and profound mental anguish that it stuck. I needed that pain to be taught His Power. The test provides the platform for His Power to shine as you take your faith into fierce fire.
Maybe soon I will have the peace to share how my world got rearranged so God would be glorified. Out of me, into we. Think it can be done alone? It can’t. Unless you want to learn how devastatingly brutal His lessons can be for His children.
I still don’t like the torment I went through. It had and still has a profound effect on me. It had a purpose. I had to be shown Who is IN CHARGE. The answer is it’s not me. What a shocker! Right?!
Purpose is necessary
ReplyDeleteAs I read what you shared here "my world got rearranged so God could be glorified" Not understandable to the earthly and blind man, but fully to a born again new creature in Christ. I am here to encourage you for you gave some personal lessons learned through trials and afflictions as well as some of the results of abiding in Him as His child. My mind went to the scripture in John 21:15-22, Jesus's instruction to Peter after the Resurrection, what Jesus told Peter to do and what He said would happen to him in the future. We all love Peter and verse 21 gives one of the reasons why we relate to him. "But Lord what about this man?"(referring to John). And Jesus's loving response to Peter in verse 22. Everyone's walk is different. But everyone should have the same response.We trust and we obey.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a hymn I grew up singing...I still love that hymn 😊.
As C. S. Lewis said, "Pain is God's microphone." He will get our attention when we need it most. Blessings, Regine!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great testimony!
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