Lately, I've been in conversation with several people and finding myself giving the same advice time and time again. The odd thing is, the people I've been advising are in the same predicaments I'm not far removed from. I recognize me in their situations and it's easy for me to relate yet testify at the same time.
I'm beginning to see that when you are delivered from something, the true way to realize how you've grown is that you will begin to see your(past)self through the eyes of those still afflicted. And the test is all in how you respond to them.
An example is that I am often surrounded (not by choice) by those who like to gossip and backbite. I was never a fan of gossipping but I used to find myself speaking of people when they werent in my company. Now, when I'm around that spirit it bothers my Spirit and I don't participate AT ALL. I see the old me in those people and am always thankful for deliverance. In not responding to the gossipers, I find that others are uncomfortable in my presence and often stop their gossiping or "test" me and try to get me to join in.
The things is, once you've been delivered, DON'T LOOK BACK! And your testimony of deliverance is often used to testify to the afflicted. No better person to give advice than someone who has been through it!
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