Testimony Time

"In the law, testimony is a form of evidence that is obtained from a witness who makes a solemn statement or declaration of fact"

I call this My Declaration of Fact!

My Testimony for today was as a result of a sister's testimony today at church. 

To cut a LONG story short, she had recently been through an eviction making her and her four children homeless and when they did find a derelict property, her daughter developed a chest infection and was hospitalised for over two weeks! Her testimony just struck me in a way I never knew it would. I was moved. Her story moved me. Her faith was tested to the point where all she could do was find her inner strength and confess the word of God concerning the life of her  daughter. 

 

For a while I have battled with myself. Why do I go to church on Sunday's? What is the essence. Why do I attend mid-week service, Bible study, programs, speaking events, evangelism? What's the point in going? Just so people can say they saw me at church that week? That will certainly avoid a phone call asking "why didn't you come to church, we missed you today". Sometimes I will look for any excuse not to go. I can come up with a million genuine reasons why I can't attend a particular service. So this service was unlike any other and it really opened my heart to hear the answer to all my questions. 

I was so inspired by this lady's testimony. So it hit me. Why not? Why not? Again, why not? I'm not going to just mark a register. Church is not a social gathering but a spiritual training ground. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. That means I need to be in the house of God to build myself up in the word of God. There is always something that will stop me from growing in Christ or distract me and it's for me to make up my mind to not get distracted and to grow so that I won't be the same person I was this time last year. This sister brought out what was already in her so even when she faced that trial she kept speaking and confessing the word. It was already in her. And how did it get into her, It wasn't magic, It was through hearing the word of God. 

So now I'm going to make a conscious effort to "get involved" so to speak with all things I can that is within my capacity. No more excuses. And soon it won't look like an inconvenience. More like a necessity. It will be food for my soul. It is God's desire that we should grow in our spiritual life. Going to church regularly helps. So Yes my dearest readers and also my beloved children who will undoubtedly read this blog in a few years to come, that's what I took out from it. It took the Holy Spirit to minister that to me. I was really touched. We are all mums so it's easy to relate. I was really moved. I needed to be in church today to hear it for myself. The word of God indeed works. If it worked for her, it will work for you, it will work for me and my family. 

Be Inspired

xoxo