Declare his glory
A day late, I know! I might have been a little occupied yesterday bringing my new car home. After taking everyone for a drive, I was exhausted and decided to go to sleep and catch up today! I had the chance to travel up North to one of our training sites today and spent the day engaging with teammates. I love the way conversations take their own special journey when you let it flow freely. Conversations ranged from PTSD and suicide prevention, to favorite flavors of ice cream, to drab color selection of shirts for our teammates. In the middle of one of these random chats, someone shared that he and his wife read my blog. I continue to be in awe of how many people far and wide continue to find my blog interesting and give me encouragement to keep writing. God reminds us to “Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples” (1 Chronicles 16:23-24, NIV). I love these verses, especially the call to proclaim his salvation day after day. Today, regular conversations led to discussion about the blog, a pilgrimage in Spain for El Camino, and how miraculous healing has come to many who struggle with PTSD and suicide ideation. That was just one day-imagine what we all could do to declare his glory if we all had days like today…everyday.
I have a dear friend, recently retired, that has known me for almost 20 years. When we first met, the girls were not born and although I believed in God, I did not have a relationship with God. She loves declaring the change she sees in me. I am not sure the exact day it happened, but one day, I stopped being hesitant in sharing my faith. One day, I stopped worrying what people would think or say if I told them I was praying for them. I stopped hesitating to send a prayer quilt to anyone who needed it regardless of their faith-I believed enough for both of us. I started leading with love (lol) as I encourage my children to do. I started praying openly at home and in public. I started being bold in sharing my testimony to anyone willing to listen and it has forever changed me. When you proclaim his salvation, when you share his glory, your eyes are opened to all the marvelous deeds that he has and continues to do in our lives. Why would we not want to declare this to all the earth?
So, today, I will keep writing what God wants me to write. I will keep letting conversations flow freely and let God guide the dialogue. I will continue to put Him first and all else will follow. I will declare His glory and share all of His marvelous deeds to all who are willing to listen.
Today, I pray that you are encouraged to be bold in your faith. I pray that you are willing to share your testimony, time and again. You never know who is listening-it may surprise you.
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