What God Has Done for Me
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| What God Has Done for Me The Testimony of David Robinette |
On May 17, 1992 I was lost, undone,
and without all hope until I asked Jesus
to forgive me of my sins. I asked him
to come into my life, and the funny
thing is he did just that! On a day
when I was planning on going to
Grayson Lake to partake in sinful
activities, Christ came into my heart. I
could stop there, but that would not be
my true testimony.
and without all hope until I asked Jesus
to forgive me of my sins. I asked him
to come into my life, and the funny
thing is he did just that! On a day
when I was planning on going to
Grayson Lake to partake in sinful
activities, Christ came into my heart. I
could stop there, but that would not be
my true testimony.
rarely did so when things were going good. This brings me to 2007 when I allowed pride
and anger to creep into my life and nearly destroy my family.
I was very selfish in my way of thinking, which enticed me to fall deeper into sin. All along
the way, the Lord would say, “David, that’s not right,” but I had stopped communicating
with God altogether. I even had that hope that His still small voice would go away. I was
destroying myself and my family and I was acting as if I didn’t care. I acted as if there was
not a God who ever loved me or even a God who existed. I was as far away from God as
a person could be and I was about to lose my family, my friends, and possibly my life…but,
then something happened.
My best friend in the entire world, my partner and companion, Erica, had been praying for
me. If it had not been for her prayers and her faithfulness, I don’t think that I would be here
today. Thank you Erica for being who you are and for your faithful walk. As I continually
fell deeper into sin, I thought that there was no hope for me, my family, and I didn’t even
know if God would forgive me for what I had done.
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is the story of the prodigal son. A son who went as
far as he could go, yet when he returned, the father accepted him. I like to imagine the
father as he saw his child returning home and I picture him running to greet him and treating
him as if he had done nothing wrong. I often think that the father must have gone out every
day, looking all over his property, anxiously waiting for the day that his son would return.
Just like the prodigal son, I ran back to my Father. On my knees, in my bathroom, I
prayed, “Lord, forgive me. I have sinned against you and I have ruined everything in my
life. But, I know that without you, I cannot fix any of the wrongs that I have done.” At that
very moment, a peace came over me and it was like Christ himself was in the room with me,
telling me that he had never left, but that I had just stopped talking and communicating with
him. I felt so much shame for what I had done, but I thanked God for taking our sins upon
him.
Until that moment in my life, I never really understood love or friendship. It was always
about me and whatever I could get. I knew that the Bible said, “God is love,” that he sticks
closer than a brother, that he lived a perfect life, and that he died for us, but I never really
understood…until now.
The Bible says, “No greater love hath any man than this, that he lay his life down for a
friend.” This is great love, but it doesn’t even come close to the love that Christ has shown
me. You see, I was not even a friend. I tried to hide myself from him and I continually went
my own way, yet he gave his life for a sinner like me. A down and outer. Someone who
didn’t even acknowledge him and yet, when I called on him, he was right there. Right where
he had always been. Loving me, caring for me, and keeping me safe. He never left me, nor
did he forsake me, even after all that I had done. And just like the prodigal’s father, Christ
came to me running. He cleaned me up and has given me a new robe.
This is my definition of love: What God has done for me.
Please click here to watch a short video that goes along with my testimony.
and anger to creep into my life and nearly destroy my family.
I was very selfish in my way of thinking, which enticed me to fall deeper into sin. All along
the way, the Lord would say, “David, that’s not right,” but I had stopped communicating
with God altogether. I even had that hope that His still small voice would go away. I was
destroying myself and my family and I was acting as if I didn’t care. I acted as if there was
not a God who ever loved me or even a God who existed. I was as far away from God as
a person could be and I was about to lose my family, my friends, and possibly my life…but,
then something happened.
My best friend in the entire world, my partner and companion, Erica, had been praying for
me. If it had not been for her prayers and her faithfulness, I don’t think that I would be here
today. Thank you Erica for being who you are and for your faithful walk. As I continually
fell deeper into sin, I thought that there was no hope for me, my family, and I didn’t even
know if God would forgive me for what I had done.
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is the story of the prodigal son. A son who went as
far as he could go, yet when he returned, the father accepted him. I like to imagine the
father as he saw his child returning home and I picture him running to greet him and treating
him as if he had done nothing wrong. I often think that the father must have gone out every
day, looking all over his property, anxiously waiting for the day that his son would return.
Just like the prodigal son, I ran back to my Father. On my knees, in my bathroom, I
prayed, “Lord, forgive me. I have sinned against you and I have ruined everything in my
life. But, I know that without you, I cannot fix any of the wrongs that I have done.” At that
very moment, a peace came over me and it was like Christ himself was in the room with me,
telling me that he had never left, but that I had just stopped talking and communicating with
him. I felt so much shame for what I had done, but I thanked God for taking our sins upon
him.
Until that moment in my life, I never really understood love or friendship. It was always
about me and whatever I could get. I knew that the Bible said, “God is love,” that he sticks
closer than a brother, that he lived a perfect life, and that he died for us, but I never really
understood…until now.
The Bible says, “No greater love hath any man than this, that he lay his life down for a
friend.” This is great love, but it doesn’t even come close to the love that Christ has shown
me. You see, I was not even a friend. I tried to hide myself from him and I continually went
my own way, yet he gave his life for a sinner like me. A down and outer. Someone who
didn’t even acknowledge him and yet, when I called on him, he was right there. Right where
he had always been. Loving me, caring for me, and keeping me safe. He never left me, nor
did he forsake me, even after all that I had done. And just like the prodigal’s father, Christ
came to me running. He cleaned me up and has given me a new robe.
This is my definition of love: What God has done for me.
Please click here to watch a short video that goes along with my testimony.
