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Unpopular Opinion

I have fallen into, on several occasions, listening to people's testimony and thinking "man, I wish I had a good testimony."

I think this is flawed, envious for sure, possibly prideful. No one WANTS a rock bottom testimony, not really, not when you hear what people go through.

I think the overarching base is this: die, die to self, kill off the old and put on the new. Whether it is you used to be a different denomination, you grew up in a broken home, you became addicted to something, you were a liar, a cheat, a manipulator, etc, etc. Killing off what you claim as your identity is difficult and it hurts, but your identity in Christ is so much more fulfilling.

Whatever it may be, pick up your cross, and FOLLOW. In order to be a good leader, you must learn to follow. It hurts, it humbles, it teaches.

Ultimately this is the take away: no ones testimony is better or worse, more than or less than. Every one of us has a testimony that will help someone at some point. Use YOUR testimony, shout your love for God, inject it into every day conversation, but never think your path is obsolete or not enough. What you went through to get to Christ, to follow our LORD, is valuable and so are you.

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