There are two fallacies every human being is susceptible to:
Unbelievers: I’ll come to Christ when I have it all together.
Believers: I don’t have a testimony until I’ve overcome ________________.
Here’s what I see in the Word about the latter …
I’VE GOT ISSUES
The bleeding woman’s (Luke 8:43-48) testimony began when she, by faith, started crawling towards Jesus. She got sick and tired of her efforts failing her. Risking whatever life she had left after bleeding for 12 years, she broke Jewish law and crawled through the crowd, making anyone she touched “unclean.”
Her healing testimony started with her faith. I celebrate the faith that started her on her way. Jesus commended that same faith that reached out to touch His robe as the reason for her healing.
WHAT WAS I THINKING?
The prodigal son’s testimony (Luke 15:11-32) began when he realized how foolish it would be to eat pig slop when he could eat good food at his daddy’s house. Then he decided to go home. We can learn something from his father’s response.
He didn’t wait till his son came to the doorstep to celebrate his change in direction. When he saw him coming, he ran down the road to meet his son! Let’s not forget, Jesus shared this account to give insight into His Father’s nature. What does that tell you about DADDY God and his heart to rejoice at the start of your breakthrough?
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”…Zechariah 4:10a NLT
I’m still impatient, sometimes moody and quick to get angry. But I’m not where I was, even yesterday. As my husband tells our boys, “Every day and every way we get a little better.” Shout out to the basketball coach who embedded that in my hubby’s brain!
If that’s true in basketball practice, how about the manifestation of what the Lord started in us? I mean, His work is always successful!!!
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait till I’m “fixed” and “completely presentable” to testify to the Lord’s goodness to me.
One, He’ll be working on me until Christ returns (see Philippians 1:6). If I waited till then, you’d never hear about it.
Two, He’s already been too good to keep it to myself. He’s brought me a long way, and I certainly wouldn’t be writing this blog if I felt I needed to “have arrived” first!
Do people need to hear testimonies of complete healing and deliverance? My God, yes, of course! Those testimonies help feed our faith.
But guess what? People also need to know they can share and celebrate their journey to breakthrough with others, as well. It’s what I did in my book and it’s changing my life, and others.
Question: Are we gracious enough to rejoice with those who are rejoicing on the way to experiencing victory?
And for more on healing the little girl in you, I recommend my book, DADDY’s Girl Forever, available on Amazon. In it, I empower you to move past the limits of your relationship with your father to find identity, acceptance, and unconditional love in the ultimate DADDY-daughter relationship with God.
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Vanessa A. Harris 