Be still

There's a lady at my church that gives the same testimony almost every Bible study.  Here's her testimony:

I am blessed.
I have a beautiful life.
I've met many beautiful people.

That's it.  There's no elaborate testimony.  I don't know her. I don't know her backstory, what God's specifically done in her life, or how she's an overcomer through Christ Jesus.  Although, I am sure all those things are true.

For this special lady, who is in her eighties, testimony is simple: I am blessed.

It got me thinking.  My last blog post reached 400+ views.  It was the largest audience so far.  I didn't write for a bit afterward because I thought that I couldn't beat that, that I had nothing wise to say that hadn't been already said in multiple blogs, articles, and books already.

Here's the thing.  I don't have to.  I don't have to compare myself to my past self.  You don't have to compare yourself to your past self.  This precious lady didn't testify of her past.  She simply told of what she was experiencing with God in the present: I am blessed.  I have a beautiful life. I've met many beautiful people.

That's it.  That's enough.  Revelation 22:18 says that we can't add anything to the Word of God anyway.  What is done through Christ is more than enough.

I don't have to top myself.  I don't have to live in yesterday's blessing.

Today, God is enough.
Today, I will be still and know that He is God (Psalm 46:10).
Today, I am blessed.
Today, I have a beautiful life.
Today, I can say that I've met many beautiful people.

The same thing applies to your life too, regardless of your backstory.  Don't compare your today to your yesterday.  Don't compare your today to anyone else's today.  I once thought that testimony had to come from heartache and disaster.  That's not true.  Whether you've had the best life or struggled to understand God's love because of what He allowed in your life, what was done on the cross is enough for you.  Jesus is enough.  God is enough.  Today.

Today, you are blessed.
Today, you have a beautiful life...a life given through Christ Jesus.
Today, you have met many beautiful people. Yes, even those people who have hurt you, try your patience, and you think God, why?

Today, be still and know that He is God.