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Testimonies
I've been considering testimonies I've read and heard and wondering if my perception is accurate.
It seems a testimony goes something like this: 1. I was a sinner (insert sin of choice in some cases) 2. I found Jesus and got saved. 3. Now I'm doing this, this, and this for Jesus!
Where is the part where people admit how challenging the transition from living in sin to living for God can be? Is this included in testimonies I haven't looked at? I know I have read books and heard stories that include the challenges of living for God and walking with Him, but that's not really what I'm talking about.
What do you think? Should the challenges and the journey of transitioning from a former lifestyle to the lifestyle God desires be included in testimonies? Or should it be painted as rosy, and yes, most I've read definitely lean towards rosy, pie in the sky, even if they acknowledge difficulties while living for God...the doubt, questions, even shock from a sharply transitioning lifestyle is something I don't see!
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You become free from who you have become, by becoming who you were meant to be. ~Mark from another forum I post on
God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we're in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ. ~Romans 3:24 from The Message
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