Pastor John,
I want to tell a testimony about last night’s meeting. The recent talks about believing have really hooked my heart. That’s what it feels like, a big hook. I found myself talking to Jesus and saying, “How do I just believe Lord? I want to, but how do I just believe?”
I ended up telling Jesus that I can’t just make myself believe, and asking him to put that belief in me. I felt like that story in Mark 9:24: “And immediately, the father of the child cried out with tears, “Sir, I believe! Help my unbelief!”
I was having that conversation with Jesus as late as yesterday morning. Then, after a phone call with one of my children, I found myself telling them that they need to see things differently, more positively.
I found myself thinking that I, myself, tend to look at things negatively. So, I was talking to Jesus about making me an optimist instead of such a pessimist. Those were my exact words. So, I was shocked to hear those words used last night. And this morning, I had to smile because the thought flooded my heart that Jesus is the ultimate optimist.
Jesus sees what we can be, even when we are wallowing in the gutter. There is no bigger optimist than Jesus! So, if we are gonna be like Jesus, we are supposed to be optimists!
I wanna be like Jesus.
Beth D.
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