I have a long, never ending testimony of Jesus showing up in my life…

I’d like to say it’s shiney and clean and put together nicely but the truth is it isn’t always pretty. Because when I needed and need Jesus the most it’s real life, and that can be grimy and unkept, messy and look hopeless.

But that’s why He’s the Savior…He’s the only One who can fill that title. Believe me I’ve tried the others, the false gods and earthly things that promise salvation, but they all fail and lead to more loss and brokenness.

You see, I’ve got a history He continues to re-write and use, a story that without Him would have been a tragedy but instead it’s become a love story filled with His goodness…only the true Savior could do that.

So to all of you who feel like life has gotten too complicated and answers seem far off

Those that feel like you’ve gone too far and you can’t be rescued

The ones that feel unloved and unseen

The weary and weighed down with what seems impossible

The broken and messy who think healing is for everyone else

Let me tell you about my Jesus…

He pursued my heart when I ran from Him. He didn’t get tired of how long it took, or give up when I acted like He was the last thing I wanted.

He watched me choose everything and everyone instead of Him and still He gave up His life just so that I could be His.

He picked up all the broken pieces of my heart and put them back together with tenderness and mercy, taking care to leave nothing left undone except the chains that had held me captive.

He healed the deep shattered places. Meeting the scared, scarred and lonely places with His Presence that constantly pursued me.

He was faithful to me when I was lost and faithless, unfaithful, angry and wounded.

When I was fatherless, He Fathered me.

When I was lost, He wouldn’t stop until He found me.

When I was broken, He put me back together.

When I was scared, He sheltered me and filled me with courage.

When I was left alone to fend for myself, He rushed in and took care of my every need.

He’s healed me

Protected me

Empowered me

Recovering all that was lost and then some!

He’s taught me what His heartbeat sounds like

His voice, the voice I used to run from is now the most treasured sound this heart could ever hear

It carries the sound of freedom, wonder and promise…It’s the sound of His love flooding in and overtaking everything that has come to rob, steal and destory. Replacing it all with life overflowing…not perfect, but Beautiful life worth living with every breath and every heartbeat…

That’s my Jesus.

Do you need Him?

I do.

I need Him more everyday, That’s the wonderful truth about my Jesus. The more you know Him the more there is of Him to know. More of His love, more of His ways and more of His promises…which He always keeps.

He will never withhold His love from you and He is trustworthy.

He won’t withold His care or His leading, His presence or His power from your life.

He’s a wonder working God that is ever present, making a way when there doesn’t seem to be one.

He’s a good father that will never leave you or abandon you.

If you’re tired of all the other imposters and false saviors, promising what they can never deliver…

Then let me tell you about my Jesus…

Maybe you just needed the reminder today…and you needed your heart infused with the truth that He is still working it all out in your life. Be encouraged, He wont ever stop working on your behalf because He loves you.

Or maybe you don’t have Him as your Savior and you need Him.

He will do what no other can because He is the One and only Savior.

All it takes is agreeing with His word that you went your own way, falling short of the best He had for you.

That He is the One true God and there is no other…

That He gave His life for you, died and rose again showing that He not only defeated Hell and the grave but every evil thing that ever staked its claim on you!

Say it with your mouth, believe it in your heart, ask Jesus and His Holy Spirit to invade every place you need Him most, bringing life and hope, power and joy, light and new life into every dark place.

It’s that easy, He does the rest!

That’s my Jesus.