«The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, ‘Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?’ » (John 4:28, 29).
You are better positioned to serve the kind of person you used to be.» My friend Kyle posted this phrase on social media and left me thinking. Perhaps, in order to discover our mission in life, we must consider the tendencies and habits that God rescued us from and the person we used to be. In his article «What has God delivered you from?» Christian author Graham Cooke reflected, «If you don’t know what your calling is, examine your testimony. Your testimony automatically gives you authority to help free others in that same area. Why? Because God has liberated you and that freedom is contagious.»
The problem is that we often don’t want to share our real testimony, but an edited version that makes us look like «super-Christians.» The Samaritan woman Jesus found by the well had an embarrassing past. She had had five husbands, and the man she lived with when Jesus spoke to her was not her husband. However, as soon as she suspected the true identity of Jesus, she ran to the city and said to all those she found along the way: «Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?» (John 4:29). Her testimony was powerful precisely because everyone knew about her past.
I don’t think we should shout all our secrets from the housetops to preach the gospel, but our most powerful testimony lies in our redeemed weaknesses, not our strengths. The Bible says, «[He] comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God» (2 Corinthians 1:4). We offer others the same comfort we receive, the same freedom. Our experience is transformed into a map that guides others, into a reason for hope. Did God free you from a tendency to criticize, from anxiety or worry? Then you are especially positioned and prepared to help other people who suffer from this. I invite you, humbly, to ask God how He wants to use your redeemed weaknesses.
Lord, I tend to hide my weaknesses and proclaim my strengths.
Nevertheless, please give me the humility to proclaim Your strength in my weakness. Show me how I can bless other women through a sincere testimony.
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Take From: Devotional Thoughts for Women 2022
«NO FEARS»
BY: VANEZA PISSUTO
Collaborators: Alexandra Pérez & Angelica Cuate.
