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Don’t you want a testimony

 

Haven’t you always looked at someone who had a testimony and wished that could be you, wished you could have a powerful testimony like that

 

Haven’t you always wanted to speak about Jesus with such love, and passion, with a fervency, and an understanding that God really can do anything, can deliver anyone,  and can actually radically change someone’s life forever

 

Haven’t you always wanted to see the miraculous and move in signs and wonders

 

Haven’t you always wanted that

 

Didn’t you ask God for that when you were young

 

Well…

 

It’s baby steps

 

To whom much is given much is required

 

To be faithful in much you must first be faithful in the little

 

You got to start somewhere

 

and God wants you to start with your spouse

 

or your x-spouse

 

You see true love, I mean true true love, the kind of love that Jesus has, requires Faith to do it. If its easy to do it then that’s not the same love, it just doesn’t carry the same power or weight as Love that actually requires Faith to do it.  The reason this kind of love requires Faith is because you have no idea if your going to get a return on your investment. In fact it’s likely that your not.

 

but that’s no excuse

 

So come on people you can do this

 

You want to go to Africa but God wants you to go home

 

He wants you to start with your family first

 

Love

 

Love

 

and Love some more

 

Not in a weird way…honestly weird ways don’t require faith

 

Start making dinner

 

Doing laundry

 

Folding it and then putting it away

 

Being nice

 

Coming home early from work instead of finding reasons to stay so late

 

Putting gas in your spouses car so they don’t have to do it in the morning before work

 

Buying them their special snack that they love

 

but then refusing to get bent out of shape if they don’t say thank you and appreciate you

 

You see true love doesn’t require something back

 

Jesus died for some people that will never love Him, some people he died for will never run up to Him and say thank you for taking a beating for me, but you know what He did it anyway, He died for their sins too.

 

That’s love

 

Stop trying to manipulate

 

Get a job

 

or quit your job

 

Stop trying to change them

 

You change

 

Stop being the Holy Spirit

 

Listen to the Holy Spirit

 

You sacrifice

 

You risk everything

 

You lay down your life

 

You do what it takes

 

You start going to counseling

 

and be willing to pay for it

 

Stop keeping score

 

What was intended for evil God intended for good

 

Signs and wonders are coming but there coming to your front door

 

So if your reading this and saying, “I can’t do this” then I say to you, “You can!” Darin says, “You can!” Even Macy says, “You can” The Sims know just exactly how hard this is and what you are possibly facing if you do this but you can do it! God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him and that is what is required, to do what we are asking you to do. So if you know me or know Darin or know someone who knows us or just happened upon this blog then I’m talking to you, God is talking to you!

Be courageous and go get your testimony!

 

Genesis 50:20

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

Hebrews 11:6

And without Faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Luke 16:10

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with little will be dishonest with much.

 

 

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