Dearest Saints,
This is an encouraging thought the Lord continues to reveal to me. When a person looks back on their life, it may have been a much more troubling past then most others. Many would say "how unfortunate" and, if the person who had this troubling past, they can fall into being a prey of the devil and have a self-pity party and see themselves as "less fortunate". If we understand how God can use our past to be a blessing to others, there are certain people who have the ability to touch many peoples lives in ways because of their past, simply because they refuse to remain having a defeated mentality and know the awesome God whom we serve can make something great of our past to advance His Kingdom. I have seen that people who have gone through many trials are the ones who have made such a positive impact on other peoples lives, because they have developed an understanding heart. A person doesn't realize the importance and the impact of their decision, whether they decide to just remain defeated, or allow God to make something positive from their past to live for His purpose. They can wallow in self-pity and remain in bondage to the lies of the devil who tries to tell us 'nothing can be done about our past". Or these people can decide with the help of God, that no matter how traumatic their past may have been, they can make a decision with the help of God to use their past for the benefit of others. It is amazing, that the people who become bold enough to believe God to use their past to bless and touch the lives of others who are in need, God is able to do amazing things through people who will dare to believe God can use them. The other thing the devil wants us to believe is to feel that no one else goes through what we go through and no one understands. The good news is that Christ understands, because if anyone who has suffered greatly, it was Him. He also tells us that there are many others like us who are experiencing various great trials while to devil tries to lie to us to believe we are the only ones going through this particular trial. Therefore, our past has great value when we turn it over to God, ask and believe that He can use our past and gift us to minister to those beyond your expectation. Our reward will be great in Heaven because nothing from our past is in vain unless we fail to believe He can use our past for His future purposes. When we remain being bitter and wallow in self-pity, that is when we are defeated by the lies of the enemy.
Therefore, I challenge you to dare to believe, ask and be confident in the Lord that You may receive His Grace and Mercy in our time of need (Heb 4:16), and have confidence in Him to be able to use you in special ways as His anointed Ambassador to touch many lives all around. This is proof of my own testimony that I remembered thinking that I was of no value to society, and am now being greatly used of the Lord when I asked Him and wanted Him to now use me and use my past to bless others in their time of need. If the Lord can use me in mighty ways, just think of how much greater the Lord is able to use you as His wonderful anointed. He wants to use us in order to reward us. We serve a God who loves to reward those who believe and want to be used of Him for His good and perfect purposes. My life that was defeated has now been replaced with living a passionate and purposeful life, and He promises that what He can do for one, He can do for you. Praise His wonderful name.
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In the Matchless Name of Jesus
Richard
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