Divine Dominoes

I am agog at seeing 'divine dominoes' falling in a friend's life. It is a real 'WOW God' time! She has loved and served God passionately for years. In her early adulthood she researched and wrote a book for a mission agency about transformed lives. She and her husband have also written books together.

But the last 20 years or so have been such hard slog - lots of physical pain, as well as deep spiritual and emotional pain overwhelming her life. She is gifted and skilled and deeply earnest. Why had God not 'come through' and brought her out into 'a spacious place' as he promises? We had prayed with her often in her times of distress and pain, and nothing seemed to change. (So had many others)

But then... in June this year she was nudged by the Spirit to look out a tape made 20 or more years ago on the Father's Heart. About a week later I emailed her that David and I were going to the 6 day Fatherheart school 5 hrs away by car. Did she want to come with us? Something went ping! in her, and she thought... 'Is this God?'...and she came with us and was profoundly changed by healing encounters with her Abba, Daddy.

Then on the last day she and I were in conversation with a woman with an international ministry who mentioned she was trying to write a book but couldn't - it was not her... she needed a writer. I said my friend was a recognised writer... and more dominoes began to fall. They began talking - and since then she has been back to talk and record interviews and the whole thing is underway.

But get this! Just six weeks later there was a gathering of people there from around the world with stories that were needed for the book... so my friend was able to be there and interview 20-30 people whose stories will be put in the book... WOW! And at their times of prayer and being with the Father, more healing came, and words about the future. There is now the 'spacious place' - the fulfilment of years of seeking and groaning before a loving God. And there is also a sense of being 'at home' with kindred spirits in ministry that has eluded my friend for some time. WOW! We are marvelling at what has happened - so fast! So right. So amazing. What a privelege to be a little part of this story.

"When the time had fully come..." Mmmm. This is an interesting part of God's ways. He has a time and a way that will bring him full credit (glory) by causing things to be that were not! Isn't that better than any manouvering or organising we can do? But it takes a steadfast holding onto a faithful Father who is full of goodness.