Tag Archive | Significant Encounters

Significant Encounter Friday #3

Dec2

I’ve been  student of Graham’s for a really long time.

I’ve never heard him tell this story.

This man’s Significant Encounter has changed the lives of many, including mine.

Proof positive that God has way better things for us than we can even imagine!

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“What if?”

Nov28

 

I hear these words all around.

People are always asking “What if?”

The question itself is not a bad one.

I wish the context was different.

Here’s what I mean;

  •       “What if” it rains?
  •       “What if” I get fired?
  •       “What if” it doesn’t fit?
  •       “What if” I make the wrong choice?
  •       “What if” I don’t know any other way to go?
  •       “What if” it doesn’t work?

You get the idea.

What usually follows “What if?” is negative.

“What if?” we were to turn that around?

  •       “What if” it doesn’t rain?
  •       “What if” getting fired opens up new opportunities for you?
  •       “What if” it’s too big?
  •       “What if” the choice I make is someone else’s Significant Encounter?
  •       “What if” the way I go is far more glorious than the way I’ve always gone?
  •       “What if” it does work?

As you can see, it is only a matter of reframing our words.

Most media today whether liberal, conservative or any other you can think of,

is designed to show only the downside of “What if”.

Insurance companies count on “What if”.

Our discontent stems from the fact that we only see the dark side of things.

I’d like you to try an experiment with me.

For a week, just a week, try posing your “What if?” questions in the positive.

See how you feel at the end of that week.

Is your positive “What if” attitude being contagious to those around you?

Is your atmosphere beginning to change?

Are you feeling a little lighter inside?  Healthier?

I’ve spotted three verses from Proverbs citing this reaction.

Proverbs 15:30 says this; Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart and good news gives health to the bones.

In Proverbs 17:22 you’ll find this;   A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 23:7 as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

I for one am tired of negative “What if” trying to dry out my bones.

I want my heart to think better things.

How about you?

Tell us in the comments one “What if?” that you can change this week.

“What if” they all comment and we can learn some new things?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant Encounter Friday #2

Nov25

Welcome to the second post for Significant Encounter Friday.

 

In last week’s post, we ended with the idea that we never know

Which one of our words will be someone else’s Significant Encounter.

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Following is a simple example of just that.

I went to the beautiful wedding of the daughter of a friend.

Everything about it was amazing.        

The brides dress was incredible,

The dress the miniature brides maid wore,

Mirrored the design of the brides dress.

 

I commented to my friend that it was a perfect dress.

I asked her where she got one so small.

Her answer was that she made it herself.

 

She then went on to tell that all the while she was making it,

She thought she could not do it,

But kept hearing my voice,

Saying her name and telling her that she could do this.

 

Somewhere in our history,

I had told her that she could do something that she thought she could not.

Every time she wanted to quit on that amazing dress,

She heard my voice encouraging her on.

 

Sometimes our Significant Encounters come in packages we do not recognize.

Random conversations.

Unexpected acts of kindness.

Coincidental happenings.

Chance meetings.

God moments disguised as everyday life.

With the ability to change the way we see things.

 

What random, unexpected, coincidental, chance kind of things

Have changed the way you experience your life today?

What in your life would qualify as a Significant Encounter?

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