Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world. 1 Peter 2:12
Too often people hide their troubles from others. They don't share when things are at a low. Pride? Fear? Shame? Being private? Probably all of those reasons and there is certainly nothing wrong with being discreet. But I also believe as children of God we are to open up a part of ourselves and share for it gives glory and power to God. I can see that someone is successful and seems to be doing well, but I am more interested in their journey to how they got there. My husband and I have been through a hellish three years and although we remain quiet about the personal things, we are opening up about how good God has been to us. The promises He makes are true...He sustains His children through all trials and tribulations. Faith is the key that unlocks His power. He can be trusted even when it seems as though He has forgotten about you, He never leaves, never abandons, He never forgets. He has seen us through the most difficult thing in our life and we just want to shout from the roof top how awesome He is. Humility in our testimonies will always attract non believers to us. Pretentiousness repels and turns off others for they will judge us and say we think we are better than them and label us "righteous". So we must be mindful for our life is a living testimony. We must live and walk in victory for no one will want what we have if we walk around in defeat and misery. So let's share our testimonies, tear down the walls we have built up and let's declare Jesus Christ is Lord and He is the King of Kings and He is worthy to be praised. And let's do it with humility and love for we are all God's children and no one is better than anyone else in His eyes. Amen!
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