Oh my goodness?!
"Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life."(Psalm 23:6)
I dont how many times i have read that verse throughout my life up to this point; it was one of the first chapters i was thought as a child in Sunday school and i memorized it to show off many times.
But i have to admit, i never fully believed it....Until Tonight.
You know there are so many verses and chapters of God's promises in the bible and we sometimes read it like poetry-"oh thats nice! awwww so romantic! Oh how wonderful is our God! He is so sweet to say those nice words!" and my personal favourite " Oh i love that.ONE DAY it will happen..in the distant future."
But God never said anything about timing in his promises. He certainly didnt say those promises to express his good heart and intentions.
He said those words because they are NOW, REAL and ACTIVE! If only we would have faith and believe...we can experience ALL of his promises, EVERYDAY!
To God be the glory, i had the above promise fulfilled throughout the day and an extravagant miracle tonight.
I work in Fashion Sales and selling is the main part of my job.so i prayed for the Holy Spirit to assist me throughout the day to sell and profit my company so they can be a blessing to me and to my other colleagues.
And he answered.
Not only did i sell to most of the customers i served but i was the top seller of the day.Now, top sales in the midst of a recession is an absolute miracle.
Anyway there is more....
After work we had to attend a work meeting to launch some of our products.And for a bit of fun, the leaders thought some healthy competition would do the trick. so we were divided into groups to organise and prepare a presentation. Each team had a unique idea to work with and we had about 10mins to come up with the presentation. Anyway me and my team finished our presentation early cos we were excited we got the easy task but 5mins to the deadline we were informed by one of the managers that we got the idea wrong so we had 5 mins to prepare a new presentation. I was stressed, panicking and generally dis-interested after that.my stomach tightened into a knot as i watched each team do a fantastic presentation. we were the last group because i kept hiding behind people to avoid being noticed.we couldnt hide any longer so we shuffled our feet forward. before we started i prayed:
"Holy Spirit...please....HELP!"
And He answered.
the moment we got to the front i was filled with supernatural confidence and i just spoke...i just spoke because i didnt know what i was saying...i was not hearing myself...i opened my mouth and the words just flew out....i didnt think because i was so nervous...and my colleague who is normally shy and withdrawn spoke with so much gusto, enthusiasm and confidence that at one point i was questioning-"Is that Vanessa?!"
anyway, the presentation was not as bad as i thought it would be because we just had so much fun doing it...Vanessa is one of my best friends and we just relaxed into the presentation like we were having a conversation and we had fun doing that. anyway the presentation was over and i expected criticisms but the judge asked us to stay at the front and invited another group to join us at the front. and then she said.....
You two are the finalists!
my eyes popped out of my socket and i just screamed:
"YOU ARE JOKING!!!!!!!!"
After the votes were counted, WE WON!!!!
And i am still in shock! i just cannot believe it...i know IT IS GOD! and it makes sense when i think about this verse:
"For i know the plans i have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm, plans to give you hope and a future."(Jeremiah 29:11)
"For Surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield."(Psalm 5:12)
I dont think i want to consciously doubt God again...He really is amazing!
Thank you Father.
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