Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas ~ A new understanding!

Over the last few years I have been trying to write my testimony and as I have reflected on my life and what God has done for me it has given me a greater understanding of the Old Testament law and the coming of Jesus. For I once tried to live by a law but now I live by the power of God. Following is a very condensed version of my testimony.

For years I misunderstood the plan of Salvation and the power of God. I said a prayer when I was 4 and thought that made me a Christian but it was years before I began to really understand the change that God wants to make in our lives as His children; that we would be a reflection of Christ.

I knew certain things about how you should live and tried to do them but I kept failing so I would just give up. Looking back it was actually a law I was trying to follow because I didn’t have the power of God working in me.

When I was 23 God began to speak to my heart that it did matter how I lived and that He would be my guide if I would humble myself and follow Him. That began my journey to peace and joy and the power to overcome sin. I am not perfect, I still make mistakes, but I have the Holy Spirit as my guide and He shows me my sin that I may confess it, make it right if needed and overcome it in the future.

So what made the difference?

I laid my entire life at Jesus feet and allowed Him to transform my life according to His will. I asked the Lord to show me sin in my life so I would recognize it and I counseled with the elder at my church and confessed my sin. I found that bringing forth sin and confessing it out loud to someone broke the power of Satan in my life and would be a big step in helping me to be an overcomer. I asked forgiveness of those I had wronged. And most of all, I began to read the Word of God daily, asking God to show me how to live and to continue to show me things in my life that did not line up with the Bible.

It has been 14 years and I am still being formed to be more like Christ. God has brought me a long way and as I reflect on my past and what Christ has done for me it has given me a better understanding of the Israelites, the Law, the promise of the Messiah, and the coming of Jesus. For as many years I believed in God and wanted to follow Him, I did not have the power of God in my life. I was like the Israelites trying to follow the law that God had given them. The law was their school master to show them their need for a Saviour. We can not live a holy life of our own accord.

May you know the power of God in your life this Christmas and always. If you are where I once was I pray that you will seek wisdom from above and begin today to allow the Word of God to transform your life.

Merry Christmas!

I Love You!

1 comment:

Adrienne Zwart said...

That's a beautiful testimony, LauraLee! Merry Christmas, friend.

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