Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Me B.C. ?

I was listening to a radio show earlier this evening. The host asserted that "everyone has a testimony, whether they know it or not". I suppose that's true. He suggested that a testimony consists of what your life was like before Christ (B.C.) and what it has been like since.
I've always struggled with sharing my testimony. The thing is I've never really had a sense that my life was without Him. I can think of half-a-dozen or so times that I've specifically stopped to ask Him into my heart. There have been some significant people who God used to confront me with the authenticity of my faith. There are several significant events in my life that God has used to teach me what it means to be His. In it all, I'm hard pressed to identify a time when my life was effectively B.C.
My theology and my heart both tell me that my salvation has far more to do with Christ and what he's done in my life than any decision I have ever made or any word I may have spoken. By His grace, God has always provided enough light in my life to help me clearly identify when I've stepped into way too much darkness and provided the forgiveness needed to be made right with Him. In His steadfast love He has slowly but surely drawn me closer, asking for a deeper and deeper commitment . That's where I find myself; always in need, always loved. Lord make me more worthy of that kind of love each day. Whatever life is without Christ, I don't want to know.

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