My Boring Testimony!

We were at church today and when I was listening to our pastor during his sermon. He reminded me of a an article I wanted to write to share. The subject of his sermon was as a Christian we are going to suffer, we cannot escape suffering. Look at Jesus he was perfect and he suffered immensely!

He had talked about how he loves to hear someone share their testimony and many times you hear of people and what they have overcome. And how exciting that is....
This reminded me of when I had mentioned to some friends a few years back that I have a very boring testimony....:) I had said “I became a Christian at the age of 4, I was not addicted to anything. I had nothing huge to overcome. I have just gone through life a normal boring Christian!”

And one of my friends response was “ That is good, you are so much farther ahead then someone who has to overcome some sort of problem or addiction.” I never really thought of it that way before. So now I am ok with having a boring testimony!

But this does not mean I have not had a lifetime of experiences, being a pastor's kid (PK). Being involved in ministries my entire adult life. Having my own suffering that I have gone through. All of these experiences have grown me more mature in my faith with God. Each one has taught me a better way to behave, a better way to believe, a better way to react to stress. And each one has been brought to me at the appropriate times in my life, as our pastor said, that maybe these stressful times are brought to you at the right time, and God knows that time. Also God knows that these stresses can build one on top of the other. Over time I have seen that the previous stresses have prepared me for new stresses coming ahead.

Also I have to thank my father and my mother for my boring testimony. Because of their faith in God, and my upbringing by them, I have been able to continue on in my path with God, and have not had to work hard at overcoming an addiction before I move on with my path with God. Over the past year of losing my mother, I have seen a tremendous faith in my father. I have seen a stress that most men would bring them to their knees. This stress of his life changing after 44 years with my mother, he has been brought to his knees, but in prayer. His faith has not shaken. You know how the bible says we are truly at peace no matter what happens around us....My father is truly at peace. His faith has brought him through this unspeakable amount of stress, and he comes through it still talking about his love for the Lord, and how exciting to be a child of God. He still has a deep true happiness.....because his happiness is built on faith not on people....This is something we all need to be. I hope someday my boring testimony will end with She truly had peace....
Thanks mom, thanks dad for your faith, love, care, devotion, and for equipping me so I can have a boring testimony!