How will you know He saves if you have never been lost? Wandered in darkness?
How will you know He heals if you have never been sick and cried out for healing and He touched you? Or you touched the hem of His garment shaking, doubting and hurting because of the ridicule.
How will you know He provides if you have never lacked? If you have never trusted Him for the next meal, house rent….?
How will you know He is love, He loves you, if you have never been hated? If you have never cried He touches your heart with Love?
How will you know He is near the heart broken and those crushed in the spirit, if you have never been heart broken and begged Him to take the pain away? To remove the hurt? Even if you caused it yourself to yourself.
How will you know He is a Father, a good good Father if you have never asked Him to be a Father to you, to send you a father’s love?
How will you know He keeps His promises, if you have never waited? Waited for His timing?
How will you know He is trustworthy and faithful if you have never trusted Him fully? And not in your chariots and horses?
How will know He restores the joy of salvation, if you have never run on empty because everything is crumbling around you?
How will you know He doesn’t abandon, if you have never been abandoned and rejected and begged Him to mend your heart and embrace you with His love?
How will you know He is the avenger, if you have never left it all in His hands and told Him take the wheel Jesus?
How will you know He is the Master Planner, if you have never allowed Him to plan your life for you?
How will you know He is the Prince of Peace, if you have never been in that complicated hard situation and He calmed you down, He stilled you. He spoke to the storm and it obeyed. He held you tight you didn’t trip?
How will you know He makes ways where there are no ways, if you have never hit a dead end? No way ahead.
How will we know He causes water to flow in deserts, if we have never been through dry places in our lives? And all you could see is a wasteland but He made it productive and very fruitful.
How will you know He delivers, if you have never had a Mary Magdalene experience with Him, if you are still holding the alabaster box instead of pouring it on Him?
How will you know He is the One that can define you, give you correct identity, if you have never had self image and esteem issues and until He said to you you are enough because He is enough?
…… By Tabbie Wachira