There are several instances in the Old Testament that reference setting up stones as a remembrance to God’s people of what He accomplished in that location. While we don’t often mark God’s work with piles of stone today, He is still at work all around us, in ways both big and small. Want to see His goodness? Look at the lives He is touching.
When we catch glimpses of ways that He is working, usually how we least expect it, we like to refer to those as “God stories.” These moments might be when prayers are answered, when the Lord gives direction, or when He orchestrates details in a surprising way!
God stories help us encourage one another, build our faith, and see the miraculous ways that He is working to meet our needs. We’re excited to share some of our most powerful God stories, and we hope you’ll share yours with us in return.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How to use a “God box”
- How God orchestrated details to get us simple things like bread and milk
- The value in sharing our God stories
- And more!
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Our Key Takeaways:
1) We are called to remember. God asked His people to set up remembering stones because He knew that we can be quite forgetful. God calls us to remember how He has come through for us in the past. He is faithful to provide for His people. He cares about what we are going through and meets our needs. To give yourself consistent reminders of His grace, consider using a “God box” around your house, journaling about the ways God has provided for you, or regularly telling stories about how you have seen God show up.
2) Share your stories with one another. One of the reasons it’s important to share our stories is so that we might encourage one another, build up our faith, and see the unexpected ways God is at work. We’ve shared our own God story of how bumping into a man named Daniel at a coffee shop on our road trip led to us teaching in Uganda. We were not looking for that opportunity, and if we had not needed to tie a shoe, that connection may have never happened. Today, we can share how that one, out-of-the-way chance meeting led to hundreds of connections and encouragement for men, women, and children in Uganda. How amazing is that?
3) God likes to utilize unlikely sources. We’ve seen this happen time and time again! How many times have you prayed for God to answer your request in a simple, straightforward way, only to watch Him work through something completely unexpected? Sometimes, God likes to use extraordinary measures! He works through the unknown blessing of barely expired bread, store closures, shoelaces, unlikely connections, and so much more. When we think about it, it’s incredible all the ways our needs and prayers have been answered in such a way that it could only be from God.
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