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Today's Testimony is brought to us by my friend Hannah English! I met Hannah a few years ago on an inter-city mission trip to Washington D.C., and we have since then been friends through social media. Hannah has recently started her own business @hannahgracecollective, so be sure to check out her page on FB and IG!
Testimony, I honestly struggled with defining this in my own life for years…so much so I thought I didn’t have one. I finally realized that we all have a testimony, and each one is extremely powerful (Revelation 12:11)! Just a little bit about my background, I was raised in a Godly family, grew up going to church every time the doors were open, and around the age of 5, I gave my life to Jesus. I don’t have a story of being delivered from drugs or alcohol, but rather my testimony is an innocent, vague perception of God, transforming into a deep relationship with my Heavenly Father!
For a while, my walk with God was religious; it felt like I was going through the motions, and I was confused…it just wasn’t deep. I might would read the verse of the day, try to share the gospel as I went about my day, and say a goodnight prayer before I went to sleep. It all felt like a duty rather than a desire. As a result of my walk with God being weak, temptations became a lot harder, and I started to feel powerless. I would fall into the cycle of making a mistake, feeling guilt and condemnation, then, instead of running to God, I wanted to hide myself. I put on a face that I didn’t want to put on, I wanted to be authentic, but I didn’t even know how because I felt messy. Then my life changed dramatically, and I was forced to let go of some things in my life. It was at the point of death to myself and my ways that I experienced life and life more abundantly! In the valley of the shadow of death was my turning point. It’s not until you have a raw encounter with God that you grow in deep relationship with Him. He is the one who put my broken pieces back together. He is now my heart's desire and my soul purpose! God has so much more for our lives than for us to just get by and try to make it into heaven by the seat of our pants! He wants us to live set free and abundantly! He wants us to live our lives with passion and purpose while finding joy and satisfaction in Him. I pray you have an encounter with Him like you’ve never had before!
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