"He Will Walk You To It and See You Through It"

I've been pondering on what God would want to share with others and it is interesting that he gives me one word "testimony." Then a few days later someone asked me to give my "testimony." I have begun to ask the Lord what He would want me to say, in turn I began telling Him what I wanted to come from it; "change."
I want my trials and tribulations that I have walked through to help change the lives of others. Ya, I know, I am not the one that changes people; God does. Then I changed my desire to "let my words be used to change someone else's life."
That is truly my heart's desire. We all have walked through some pretty ugly stuff, abuse of many forms, control, depression, anorexia, addiction, rape, and the list goes on. Some of the people we walk past everyday is dealing with something and those issues are what leads us into the more serious issues of life. For example losing a loved one can lead us into depression and the depression leads us into suicidal tendencies. If we face the loss and talk or cry over it we are less likely to become depressed. It takes having a partner to talk and cry to that helps us get passed the hurt.
We have to recognize responsibility on our own part that there is a hurt or habit that we have to talk about. Then through those talks you become more free from the bondage of your damaged emotions.  Then you are not in the stronghold of the Devil, but in the Peace of God. You may not believe this, but if you take a moment and analyze your life, you will see it.
I share this to say that there is freedom from your hurt and God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, cares about you and is waiting to hear from you. He is waiting for YOU to allow Him to help you walk through it and walk with you on the other side. The next step will be to share with others the victory you have had in your life to help others walk through their stuff.
Being silent doesn't help anyone and can ultimately hurt you or others. I pray that the drama in your life wears you out so that you can do nothing but deal with the hurt. I pray that the hurt in your life draws you to talk to someone; don't be silent.
Too many times when we are silent is when the Devil tells you "don't tell anyone, they will think or call you crazy." That is a lie! If you hear these words and your body begins to shake, the Devil is rattling your chains. Literally, you walk around bound in chains and the Devil likes it. 
I've been that person who would shake when I even thought about some of the hurts in my life. I then began to talk to a friend and listed all those things and people in my life that hurt me. I confessed about situations that I kept deep inside me and as I brought them to surface one  by one, the shaking began to decrease until it stopped completely. Now I tell others this story. Why? It wasn't by chance that I needed to talk about it, but the love that God has for me that released it. He was the one that I truly surrendered to when my friend prayed for me to bring to the surface the things that kept me bound in fear and hurt.
"No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts in under a bed. Instead he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light."  The "light" inside the lamp is the stuff that you have kept deep in the dark and haven't talked about and it's killing you inside; the "dark."
God sent His son to die on a cross to save you from the domain of darkness. Christ is offering you a free gift of being saved and it is up to you to accept this free gift. When you do you will want someone to see what Christ did for you. It is important to share the good news with others about our weaknesses and victories so that others will be able to celebrate the freedom from those chains. 
Sharing my "testimony" will be about an area of my life that I have kept a secret but more so it will be bragging on Jesus about freeing me from the bondage the Devil had me in.
What is your testimony? Who are telling? It is time to share it if you haven't. I will help you if you ask for it because there isn't anything better than bragging on Jesus.

Be Encouraged!
~Marjorie