Pleasantly Surprised
Welcome to season eleven and a new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Wednesday! My goal is to put a smile on your face today! Pay close attention to the end of the podcast session for an exciting opportunity.
It was a normal day in my office at the church. I had just gone through a very trying rough time with a lot of situations that were working overtime to challenge my gift and calling. I was just sitting there behind my desk and thinking to myself and preparing for an important meeting I was about to have with someone and that’s when the phone rang.
I answered it in the usual way. The voice on the other end was very deep and simply said this is a voice from your past. I could not for the life of me figure out who it was. Then he revealed himself to me. It was the man who in my boyhood years had challenged me to play the drums and to sing. Mr Jimmy Gibbs himself. It was then though that he said Tim I want to pray for you. He said I didn’t know how to find you as I had no information to go on so we searched the internet and found this church website. I stopped him and said Jimmy we haven’t had a website in over three years how on earth could you have possibly found that? He said I don’t know but I did and so I called the number. Then he began to speak over me and pray and I began to weep and convulse like something was being pulled out of me. It was a powerful release in my spirit. He finished praying and we talked a bit and then all was done and I needed to get composed before the meeting I was about to have.
Jimmy had just gone out of his way when he could have been doing something else. After all it had been about 30 years or more since we had last seen each other. He is way older than me too so why such an interest? But I am glad he did that. What a rich blessing that was to me. He of course said he was tremendously blessed as well. That memory lives fresh with me.
God takes the simplest acts of obedience to bless someone by encouraging them and turns into some of the greatest riches in life. I love how His kingdom operates. I love how He loves us. He loves you! Maybe that simple idea you had recently is much bigger than you think. What can it hurt to do something with it? I sure am glad Jimmy did.
I would like to hear one of your stories in order to share it here. It needs to be vulnerable, humorous and definitely around 2 to 3 minutes tops. Email me at goodnewsthatactuallyis@gmail.com and we will set up how you can get it to me. If it is selected for sharing you will be notified as to when it will air. But for that to happen you will have to get it recorded and sent to me. Have a great day!
