Hello KVM family, as I was reading this morning I came across a scripture in the book of Revelations that really hit home for me. The scripture is:Revelations 22:17 (NKJV)
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
This particular scripture is significant to me because about 4 or 5 years ago I was a completely different person than I am now, and I had an experience that is exactly described in the above scripture. I think it’s important to share my testimony with you all, to let you know how Christ has influenced my life.
I was raised in the Church of God in Christ denomination, and I can attribute some good things that I received as a result. I think that is where the foundation of Christ was laid in my life. While in the Church of God in Christ I never really connected into God, going to church for me was just a tradition, and being born again to me only meant that when I died I got to go to heaven. I looked for pleasure everywhere in the world, whether it had been through relationships, money, things, partying, etc… but they could never fill that void that Christ must fill in a person’s life.
After years of seeking the answer s to my life’s displeasure through worldly things, I had come to a burn out point in my life. I had come to a point where I thought I was at the end of my rope, I had business ventures that were failing, I felt like a failure, and my family was going through a turbulent time. I was at a point where I didn’t care about life anymore and I welcomed death upon me. I became reckless, I wanted to die. I used to own a motorcycle and I remember being so careless that I used to run from the police constantly and they would chase me at speeds of over 140 mph, I use to always think to myself that I was going to one day die as a result of my recklessness on my bike. One night as I was riding on the freeway at speeds well over 140mph, I hit a bump in the road and I lost control of my bike, my front tire was wobbling so much that I couldn’t make it stop. In an instant everything had slowed down as if I was in slow motion and I was thinking to myself that I’m getting ready to die. Miraculously in an instant the front tire stopped shaking and the bike was back under control. Immediately after everything calmed down I heard a voice that said to me “come” and I immediately knew who was speaking. Ever since then I have been on the path that God has laid out for me. It has been a path of growth and maturity in the Spirit, it has not been an easy path but it has been a rewarding one.
When I made the decision to follow that path; I did die, I died to myself and now I continue to die daily to self so that God will increase in my life and I will decrease. I never once thought that I would be the one to share Gods Word with others, I never thought that there could be peace in the midst of turmoil; I never thought that I was even worthy enough to do such a thing. But God knew otherwise, just like I was shown the way in the midst of my mess, God is showing everyone the way out, but in the end it is up to each of us to want to be delivered out of our bad lives and situations. God is showing you the way and even if it might seem contrary to your own plans, or the way He is showing you doesn’t look pretty or glamorous to you, in fact in looks down- right scary and challenging, be reassured that if you make the first step God will guide the rest, and what He has laid out for you will be better then any plan you could have ever laid out for yourself.
Daryle Houston II
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
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