I'm Not Embarrassed

For many years I was somewhat embarrassed to share my testimony.  I heard so many other exciting and truly awesome life stories, I thought mine seemed pretty plain and boring.  Somehow, it lacked power and punch.

I grew up in a good home--my Mom and Dad loved each other, and made sure I knew they loved me.  I never doubted it!  They didn't fight, didn't drink and didn't gamble away our food money.  They both loved Jesus and were very active in the local church, so I grew up hearing the "Gospel Story"--the fact that Jesus loved me and died for my sins so I could be forgiven--in Sunday School, at church, and in our home.

While attending a church summer camp when I was seven, the speaker clearly presented the message that just being part of a Christian family was not nearly good enough.  I had to personally accept Christ as my Lord and Savior. So I did. No dramatic change took place in my life, but as I grew physically I also began growing spiritually.

I remained a "good kid." I never became a rebellious teenager--I didn't drink, didn't smoke, and didn't experiment with drugs or sex.  I was a virgin when I married, and have been faithful to my wife ever since.  To this day I also remain faithfully committed to Jesus Christ and to growing in my relationship with Him.

All in all, what I used to consider a pretty boring testimony! 

However, I have come to realize something very important over the years.  My sins, although perhaps less dramatic than yours, still required God's forgiveness.  And that forgiveness came only through Jesus Christ who suffered awful humiliation, terrible abuse, and the agony of the cross to pay for them.  Jesus was bearing the penalty for my sin when from the cross He screamed, "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"  That's the ultimate act of love Jesus did for me! That's anything but boring.

I have also discovered that there is something else really exciting about my testimony. The fact that I grew up in a home with both parents demonstrating God's love through words and actions, and that God directed my path and kept me from many pitfalls so common to young men, and that God led me to a wonderful wife and blessed me with three great boys--that, to me, is pretty exciting stuff.  Now I'm not embarrassed to share it with you.
 

 
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