Savior and Testimony

There is a message currently spreading across TikTok that says, “You cannot protect your children from their testimony.” This message has made me thoughtful over the last few days because that is the one area of my life that I struggled the most with. I was mad at my parents for the longest time because it felt like they played a part in my hurt too and chose not to fix themselves to save me.

I searched for acceptance every chance I could. Loneliness crept in and I just wanted someone to talk to me. I was always alone as a kid. These feelings opened the door to a whole host of scenarios that occurred. To save me, my parents would have had to overcome so many things. A few of these things are mental health issues, generational teachings, and their personalities as parents.

If we focused solely on healing the mental health issues, we would be here forever. All these issues in combination with outside situations led me to the path of my testimony. Does this make me feel great about my testimony? No. Testimonies are hard. Mine almost broke me while I was trying to heal from it because I still did not know who God was when I was trying to heal. However, no matter how difficult it is, I will continue to share my testimony, so the healing does not break others.

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. Psalm 107:1-3

I know now that I just needed God to save me from that situation. I did not know to turn to Him then. He saved me even though we had no relationship.

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1

There is a plethora of testimonies that exist that no one could have stopped. So, even though you cannot stop your loved one’s testimony, pray for them that God stays by their side and helps them out of these situations with the strength that only He can provide. Stay by their side through the healing. Do not stop praying.

As always, God loves you, I love you, and I will be praying for you. Have a blessed week!