You lived to tell the story. God answered your prayers and the prayers of others who earnestly prayed for you.
You are healed! You are victorious! You overcame! You won!
You have thanked God and raised your praise. Now, what are you going to do with what God did for you?
You were in a battle, for your health, your marriage, your career, finances, problems with your children and more on all sides. … but God stepped in. He answered your prayers and life is once again joyful and you are experiencing peace that surpasses all understanding. You know it was God who answered your prayers for the depth of your affliction, debt and irreconcilable differences was too great to be mere coincidence.
Now, it is your turn to use a mess and make it a message, a ministry to inspire others who have watched your time in the valley of despair. Your tests? They give you a rich testimony as to the faithfulness of God’s promises.
One thing you learn after your trials no matter what form they may take is God is already there with the victory just waiting for you to come to Him by faith. Many times, mustard seed sized faith is all that you can usually muster especially when trials come at you on many fronts and all at once.
Tell your story of God’s goodness. Tell it if it is only told to one person. You will find however, that God will place people in your path who need to hear what you have to tell them. God will divinely orchestrate these appointments and you will be a blessing as you yourself are being blessed and energized by the Holy Spirit each time you share your message of the goodness of God.
These days are hard. These days take courage and unwavering faith to stand when the world around you is changing rapidly. Many people need to hear about the realness of God as only you can share from your own experience.
It’s not about religion, it is about your relationship with Jesus. It is a vertical relationship more than a horizontal one.
Nothing speaks more about the reality of God than answered prayers. The miracles that manifest when all hope is lost and the answered prayers of even the smallest needs being met are a testimony to unbelievers. Your testimony of answered prayer can serve to open a door for them to let Jesus into their life. For believers, answered prayer further cements our devotion to our soon coming King of Kings and fuels us to use the time before His return to tell our story of the glory of God.
You may be dealing with a wilderness experience right now. God is already there waiting for you with the victory in His hand. Take a look around and see that in the midst of your trial, He is working, causing all of it to work together for your ultimate good.
He is the whisper in the wind and the sunshine on your face during the lonely moments when you feel that your hope is gone. These are the times that He inhabits your prayers, and beats your heart, and shines the moonlight down on your face when you lie awake at night.
Go forth and spread the Good News. Be His instrument on the earth. He will give you the words to speak, tell you the places to go and what He will have you do.
Testify of His goodness and His faithfulness and you will truly be a good and faithful servant. … well done!
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Dr. Janet Maccaro has doctorates in both holistic nutrition and natural medicine and is a certified nutritional consultant. She is a member of the American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC) and the AAPS  (The American Association Of Pharmaceutical Scientists).  She is a respected Christian inspirational thought leader and an expert in natural health care education with 14 titles currently in print which include the bestseller; “Natural Health Remedies”; “Dr. Janet’s Guide To Thyroid Health: How Your Food is Sown & Grown”; and “What YOU Need to Know About Glyphosate” are her two latest releases. For three decades, Dr. Janet has endeavored to help others with her nutritional knowledge and by the sharing of her faith-filled inspiring words.
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