For eight hours they had stood on that rooftop, singing praises to a God who hears, who sees, who knows. They had not grown weary of waiting. They had simply filled the waiting with wonder.
YOU’VE BEEN CELEBRATING THE WRONG MIRACLE.
That’s what God told me after years of sharing what I thought was a powerful testimony about answered prayer.
You know the kind – the heartwarming story where a daughter approaches the altar concerned for her unsaved father in Florida.
The ice gleamed under the fluorescent lights of the arena. Breaths hung visible in the cold air. Fifty-five games into the season—fifty wins, three ties, and just two losses. One more game to decide it all. Championship on the line.
The Fire That Never Dies: Finding God’s Authentic Flame in a World of Imitations
The mountain air carried a chill that evening in Cumberland, Kentucky.
The air was thick with anticipation as the young couple stood before me, hands intertwined, eyes glistening with the promise of tomorrow. I had performed dozens of wedding ceremonies before, but this one felt different.
What are we preparing for? The Storms! The storms are coming in the form of hardships, calamity, betrayal, and more. You can prepare for them, but you can’t stop them!
If love unites, hate divides. If love defends, hate attacks. If love is honest, hate is deceptive. If love forgives, hate condemns. There is no middle ground! Hate berates but love demonstrates! Hate discriminates but love celebrates!
Have you ever watched a boomerang in flight? It’s wild! The moment you release it; it looks like you’ve lost it. It appears to be going in the completely wrong direction. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think you just threw away your weapon! But…