When you lift the son of man | Day 8

Day 8 of the #scripturechallenge

I remember when it used to frustrate me to hear others talk about their faith. How they ‘knew’ God, or that they heard from him, or that they were SURE that they were saved. I couldn’t understand how or why they felt like they could and yet I couldn’t not. Was there something wrong with me? Was there something wrong with them? What was the difference?

It’s many years later, and I can finally say that I KNOW…

I share a lot of things here on the steps that I took (and am taking) that got me from there to where I am now. I can admit that as I’ve learned to have MY testimony, it has sometimes felt ‘braggadocious’ and sadly, I know that it has come out that way at times as well. [open to feedback or discussion here.] But I assure you that it is not because I think that I am a guru. I am not. It’s not because I want you to follow me. Please don’t. My only and sincerest hope is that something that I might share encourages YOU to dig deeper into your own faith as well. --Not only is a salvation available to all but so is a relationship. Follow Him!

But did you also know that Mat 10:27 says to share publicly, what the Lord tells you private Mat 10:32 says that if you acknowledge him, he will acknowledge you. Rev 12:11 says that your testimony helps to defeat the devil. But one of my favorite verses about our testimony is found in Philemon 1:6 and it reads: I pray that YOU may be active in sharing YOUR faith so that YOU WILL HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING of every good thing we have in Christ.

I can’t tell you what sharing my testimony has done for me and my faith over the years. The same is true for reading scripture, journaling, prayer, worship, obedience, repentance, forgiveness—and so many other components. Before you get overwhelmed—know that many of those things began over a span of 20 years, little by little. And every single piece is still a work in progress. Don’t delay your own progress. Start now. Go deeper. I assure you of THIS verse.

When YOU LIFT the Son of Man, YOU will know... John 8:28