Wednesday, November 23, 2011

From My Heart-Testimony Of God's Grace!

Personal Testimony For Uganda:


My life is a full of God’s immeasurable grace and mercy. When I look back at my life some experiences are way too painful to relive and others are too important to forget. My life has been redeemed by the supernatural power of the Spirit of God. I am so unworthy in my own self but God in His mercy and love found something valuable in my life. When I looked at myself like a useless rock He saw me like “ashmi” a sparkling diamond. The Lord showed me I had to stop seeing myself as worthless. I came to my “Komo” place. No longer could I see myself as worthless, I had to see myself through His eyes., Only God looking through His eyes of love could see something priceless in this human life of despair.


Growing up as a young child my home was full of hate and abuse. My Father was an alcoholic and would beat my Mother and I would awake to hear screams in the night. My neighbor’s home was my place of refuge. In those terrible days God was my “Ba Ba”, my Father whom I could trust.

When I felt like a lost sheep the Lord was my Shepherd. I was the lost “Ah Ma” that He searched for to redeem.

When I was alone and afraid and would cry at night, when I felt like an orphan the Lord was my “Kashne”, my comforter. It was the Lord that surrounded me with His love and protection when I didn’t have any one to watch over me.

In the darkest of days the Lord would show Himself to me and I knew one day I see myself in the light of His love. I would see myself as ‘Kali”, beautiful and restored. I would shine for His glory.

In my quiet time before the Lord I would sing songs that came from my heart. I was unable to sing in front of people because I was ridiculed and made fun of, and told my voice wasn't pretty enough. Which made my heart so sad, because it was my desire to worship and sing. To this day, it makes me cry when I think of the pain others caused me, and the fear that gripped me because I saw myself as unacceptable and unloved.
That pain would disappear when I was by myself with the Lord. I felt loved, valued and accepted.

This is not the way we should live, full of fear. But we do, and God in His love comes to us and says Arise, my daughter, and live! Arise, and see the love I have for you! No longer are you to feel like an orphan who is alone.

Look around and see the beautiful women God has created! Look around and see who needs to know God’s love and give it freely.

Now we can look to our Baba (Father) and see our lives as “Kali” (beautiful)
Now we can trust the Lord to be our Shepherd, and we are the “Ah Ma” the sheep of His flock. Walking in confidence that when we stray He will come look for us. When we are hurting, He will carry us until we are strong enough to walk again.

Now we can know He is our “Kashne” our (comforter) and restorer of our broken lives.

The Lord’s love shines as Bright as the Sun (ashmi) to light our path.

We have no fear for He is with us!

Psalms 23 says the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. We lack nothing in His presence and care. Now we trust in Him to show us the way!

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