For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
(Habakkuk 2:14 NIV)
I love celebrating God’s goodness. I love hearing about the breakthroughs, the healings, the goodness, the miracles … it encourages me to keep going, to keep stepping out and offer the Kingdom of Heaven to others – to believe the promises in the Bible for me, my family, my community, my country …
I love learning from another Believer’s journey … because in every story there is something to glean, to learn, to consider … just as in the parables, there is always a hidden gem …
I love celebrating with people on breakthroughs. I love hearing the prophetic words over people – it is a glimpse into who they have been created to be by God … and in knowing that I can then encourage them to step into that identity, into that call, and I can adjust my “lens” to see them more in the way God sees them …
There is a woman on the other side of the globe, who celebrates God’s goodness too. In the natural she is a stranger to me; even so, she is a sister in Christ, who loves Jesus with a passion … and so there is a connection …
I found her when I found a story of her son’s healing, by mere “chance” after posting one of my blogs. The story was of her husband stepping out and praying for her son in a busy airport. In it she honestly reflected her embarrassment as her husband prayed in public, and she shares her surprise and delight at her son’s immediate healing …
She celebrates the little things, the kisses from God, like gifts of candles from friends, recognising God’s hands in the gift because they were just the right fragrances …
She celebrates her children’s prayers being answered …
And she celebrates when her family is freed of debt in miraculous ways …
And, after reading about one of my stories where I stopped and prayed for someone in the hospital recently, she took the time to encourage me, a stranger from the other side of the world, and sent me a similar story … of how a stranger stopped and prayed for her son in emergency. She was a brand new Christian at the time … it was a gentleman, who prayed, after which her son “mysteriously” got better – very quickly … click here – it is worth a read
What stories are you keeping to yourself? Whose stories are you grabbing a hold of and asking God to “do again”? He is no respecter of persons, so if He has done it for one of us, He will do it for another …
I believe that we here in Australia need to get over the “tall poppy”syndrome, and yes I know it is dying, but we all need to get on with telling our stories about a Good God … and in doing so the earth will be filled with the knowledge of His Glory … We will encourage each other to live as Christians … as mini Christs … because we are all empowered to do so.
Why not step out and tell some stories, encourage some others, tell some non-Christians of His goodness, tell other Christians of His Goodness … just talk about Him and who He truly is … how He protects, loves, delivers and heals … in this life … He wants it “on Earth as it is in Heaven” … (Matt 6:10).
And, we should be telling the stories and celebrating all that He does for His family, for His kids, because …
God is Good!
Thank you. I can not tell you how much this post surprised me. You are very kind.
You have encouraged me so much that I recently made a “testimony” category on my blog because I believe there will be so many more to share and I commit to do so. God is so good. We just can not keep quiet about it. Too many people are searching….they have to know how great and loving He is!
Hello and belated Happy Thanksgiving! A “testimony” section sounds wonderful … people in Melbourne Australia have taken your testimonies and prayed for the same break throughs … they have been greatly encouraged, as have I so … lets go viral with God’s Goodness the world over! The power of the tesimony is a mighty thing (thank you Bill Johnson), and to share them is to share potential because each break through radiates with God’s loving intention towards us 🙂 … because God is Good!
Beautiful story, ty for sharing. I came across your blog from another person, I must admit your name caught my attention and pull me in. GOD IS TRULY GOOD. GOD BLESS U 🙂
Hi! Thank you for stopping by, and thank you for the encouragement! And as your recent post suggests … we can loose the love of God upon others because … God is Good!