Let not those who wait for You, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed because of me; Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O God of Israel – Psalm 69:6
King David was by no means perfect and made a lot of mistakes, so he did not want his sins to be a stumbling block for others. His heart’s cry to God was that people should not turn back from God or be confused about whether to serve God or not because of him. No matter how much you and I try to be a perfect example for others or try to ‘guard our testimony’, we get it wrong. Trying to pretend like we do not make mistakes simply makes others think that we are hypocrites. Rather than pretend we are perfect, we should pray that our imperfections are not stumbling blocks for others. Rather than pretend to others, we should tell others of the great, underserving love of God towards us. When we do, we may find out that our imperfections actually draw people to God as they see God’s perfect love play out in our lives. Remember, it is not that we are good on our own merit, it is that we are enjoying the goodness of God in our lives. Rather than try to guard our testimony to promote God, we should rather allow God to promote himself through the testimony of His love in our lives.
My perfections and imperfections can be a testimony to His name
SuperChamp 