And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Revelation 12:11 (ESV)
Life Testifies – Part 3
We all have a “testimony”, right? Our lives testify of our experiences, beliefs, and convictions. It's basically just the story our lives tell. The way we talk about it in circles of faith, you’d almost think a testimony was an object, something you buy and then pull out to show people from time to time. “Here's my testimony, let me show you how it works.”
Your life might testify to the fact that country living is the best, or that surfing is a spiritual experience, or that God speaks audibly, or that Cold Play is that best band ever, or that U2 is the best band ever, or that violence is a devastating downward spiral, or that you had to protect your family to the point of being violent, or that studying and school was a breeze, or that studying never made any sense, that money was always tight and the bills always loomed, or that money was abundant while joy was absent…
What you know to be true about you and your life and your experiences is what you wholly testify too. It makes up the stories our lives tell. And we can use them to bless or curse.
Often, we throw them (testimonies) around like weapons. We wave them in people's faces, point them at crowds and lunge at others with them. Lately, particularly on Social Media, people have used their faith as a weapon to attack other people and their choices. While some things are black and white wrong, the stories of our lives were never meant to bring down those we don’t understand, ostracize those we don’t agree with or feel we are in opposition too.
But I get how this happens. When something has happened in your life, and you feel so strongly about it, it's difficult not to throw that testimony in the face of others who don’t get it like you do. For, e.g., if you’ve experienced miraculous healing, and you hear someone say that they don’t believe God heals, or that he can’t heal, or that he isn’t even real, you want to pull that testimony out and fire it off, right? Tell them that you KNOW he is real, you’ve experienced it, YOU are proof of his existence and that he does heal. Your life testifies to this truth and should reveal the truth to them as well, so much so that they should change their mind and believe.
Sometimes what your life testifies to is rejected by another, whose life testifies to something else that flies in the face of your testimony.
But your story is not primarily for others. Your testimony is not just a gift to the world; purely a beacon for unbelievers.
It’s for you.
Go to Part 4 – Human Wisdom »
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