Mrs. Sheila

Completion

10:01, Sunday, March 25, 2007 .. 0 comments .. Link
Completion: The true test of your testimony

Testimony: An account of your life, given all checks and balances, minus the with drawls. What will your testimony say about your life? More importantly what does your life say about your life in Christ?

I was faced with a reality today that I do not want to face. As soon as I do though, God himself can take me to the next level, though I have shame and dislike about what my testimony does say.

I was explaining to my husband about the length of services on Easter Sunday and the fact that the choir will be singing in both services, which puts Easter dinner a tad later then normal. As soon as I said that, I made the comment how we have missed seven out of the last eight weeks due to someone being sick. He looks at me, and says "You never finish what you start.", meaning that I have "quit" on the choir, which I haven't. ( FTR: He was really kidding)

That was painful to hear. I was resentful, angry, hurt, and then ashamed. My first retaliation was "I can't help it if everyone was sick!!" It was dropped, and nothing more was said.

Sometimes in the quietness from an emotional slap in the face, comes the harsh reality we do not like to face!

Even if my intentions are not to be a quitter, apparently my actions speak that I am. One of the hardest things for me as an adult Christian is breaking the habits that were formed as a child. One of my biggest strongholds is inconsistency.

I want to be known as a rock; someone who loved her Lord and Honored her Father in heaven, not just boldly but CONSISTENTLY! My husband has an odd since of humor from a tenderhearted sensitive woman's point of view, and though he may only have been "kidding" his profound statement HAS made a huge impact in my life.

There are plenty of things (habits) that I have started but never completed. Sometimes we have to try something new to even see if we like them. We all have "UNFINISHED" business to tend to at times.

But God used these words to show me an area of my life that is being hindered and that is my relationship with Him. I have started bible studies and never completed them, said one thing and done another. God has moved powerfully in my life and though I could list a million things that he has changed in me, I will tell you one thing. The impact my life could have on another's would be 1000x's more powerful and effective if I were to allow God to work until completion is achieved in many areas in my life. My time on this earth is numbered, just as yours. What a sad day it would be if I didn't stop letting the enemy defeat me and my testimony by in completion.

Now I have purpose, a mission if you please! God has promised as we accept Christ we are a new creation. We are completed only by our covenant in Him. Every day is a new day, and His mercy is new in the morning! Through the Mercy of our Father, the Power of the Holy Spirit, and the Might of our Savior I shall be complete! The words of my mind, my heart, my mouth, and my hands shall be completed! ~ Hallelujah!
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