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    Glory Stories: Real Life Testimonies of God’S Amazing Goodness
    Glory Stories: Real Life Testimonies of God’S Amazing Goodness
    Glory Stories: Real Life Testimonies of God’S Amazing Goodness
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    Glory Stories: Real Life Testimonies of God’S Amazing Goodness

    By Bernice Rahming, Monique Felder and Maria Vieira Harris

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    GLORY STORIES: Real Life Testimonies of Gods Amazing Goodness, is an inspirational and absolutely faith-building read for anyone at anytime of life.

    Are you troubled with family circumstances, financial debts, marriage problems, addictions or medical challenges? These are but a few of the many struggles in life. Are you stressed and can't see God's Amazing Goodness by His unconditional love and care for you? Plunge into this collection of authentic personal life experiences and inhale the breath of the living God weaving throughout everyday lives.

    No matter what your life may be like, these real life testimonies seek to spark your spirit to see God, in the midst of all things, as:

    Jehovah Jireh God, our Provider

    Jehovah Rapha God, our Healer

    Jehovah Shalom God, our Peace / our Comforter

    With arms opened wide, He invites you to relax, read, recall and be refreshed by His Amazing Goodness in your life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateJan 21, 2014
    ISBN9781490815695
    Glory Stories: Real Life Testimonies of God’S Amazing Goodness
    Author

    Bernice Rahming

    Bernice Rahming enjoys the blessings of a mother of four, grandmother of eight, and great-grandmother of thirteen. Retiring after a successful career in health information management, she has been pastoring FaithWorld Church’s CARE Ministry in Orlando, Florida, for the past eighteen years under the leadership of Bishop Clint Brown. Maria Vieira Harris is the mother of two adult children and grandmother of a lively grandson. She has been a lifelong educator. Maria resides in her hometown of Onset, a seaside village of Wareham, Massachusetts. She attends Onset Foursquare Church under the spiritual authority of senior pastor, Gerald A. Fernandes, Jr. Monique Felder and her husband, Martin Felder Sr., live in Maryland. They are parents of three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren. Monique’s career as an educator spans from teacher and administrator to adjunct professor. She attends Church of the Redeemer in Frederick, Maryland, under the pastoral leadership of Steve Rivera.

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      Glory Stories - Bernice Rahming

      Copyright © 2014 Bernice Rahming, Maria Vieira Harris, Monique Felder.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from: The Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. The New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publisher.

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-1568-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-1569-5 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013921015

      WestBow Press rev. date: 1/20/2014

      Bible Translations used:

      NKJV: Nelson’s NKJV Study Bible – formerly titled The Nelson Study Bible New King James Version ©1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      KJV: Holy Bible - KJV Large Print Compact Edition ©2000, Holman Publishers.

      NIV: The Holy Bible – New International Version, American Bible Society, ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.

      Zondervan NIV Study Bible – Personal size, ©1985, 1995, 2002.

      The Holy Bible - New International Version ©1973, 1978, 1984, published by Zondervan.

      Contents

      Dedication

      Foreword

      Preface

      I. Jehovah Jireh ~ God, Our Provider

      ~ As a loving Father cares for His children, He gives us what we need and not necessarily what we want, in His Perfect timing and purpose. ~

      •   My Thoughts about a Provider

      •   Times of Hardship

      •   Care of it All

      •   Express Mail

      •   His Right Hand

      •   Just Doesn’t Happen

      •   A Place to Call Home

      •   I Asked

      •   Mending the Crack

      •   His Gifts Are Always Perfect

      •   What I Needed

      •   A Room of His Own

      •   Double Blessing

      •   Way Over the Top

      •   Totally Unexpected

      •   Step By Step

      •   Made Possible

      •   His Angel Appeared

      •   Never Late

      •   Strength for Battle

      •   A Moment for My Reflection about God, our Provider

      II. Jehovah Rapha ~ God, Our Healer

      ~ He brings wellness to us; oftentimes, healing us of illnesses we may not be aware of festering deep within the root of our sufferings. ~

      •   My Thoughts about Healing

      •   Times for Healing

      •   My Thorn

      •   The Doctor’s Report

      •   Swiped and Wiped

      •   Messengers of Love

      •   Go Away!

      •   Stroke Strike

      •   Stand and Live!

      •   Really Loves Me

      •   Snatched Me Up

      •   To Love Again

      •   More Than Expected

      •   He Did It!

      •   Bonded By Him

      •   Standing Tall

      •   When Everyone Prayed

      •   A New Chapter

      •   His Hem

      •   A Moment for My Reflection about God, our Healer

      III. Jehovah Shalom ~ God, Our Peace/Our Comforter

      ~ Knowing Who He is and believing the faithfulness of His Word produces within us an indescribable peace and a God - centered confidence, rarely understood by those around us. ~

      •   My Thoughts about Peace ~ a ‘Comforter’ ~

      •   Times of Trouble

      •   Faith is Action

      •   He is the News!

      •   Surprise!

      •   Glimpse of His Glory

      •   Got the Message

      •   The Woodcutter

      •   The Textbook

      •   Future Favor

      •   Death to Life

      •   Movement of Life

      •   Shalom

      •   He’s Everywhere, Every time

      •   Gift of Love

      •   Greatest Power

      •   Angels on Duty

      •   Balanced

      •   The Escort

      •   Midnight Dream

      •   His Door

      •   Fear Not!

      •   Brought to His Knees

      •   Stop, Look and Listen

      •   Listening to God

      •   A Living Testimony

      •   Dying for Life

      •   Prodigal Daughter

      •   Fact and Truth

      •   To the Other Side

      •   My Son, Michael

      •   They Answered

      •   A Babe’s Encouragement

      •   Merciful Beyond Words

      •   All Three, Bam!

      •   A Future Harvest

      •   Knock, Knock!

      •   A Moment for My Reflection about God, our Peace/Comforter

      IV. Yeshua ~ Messiah: Jesus Christ ~The Anointed One…

      ~ Precious vignettes of ‘Like Father, like Son’, displaying the nature and character of His Divinity.~

      •   Who is JESUS?

      •   Engraved in Stone

      •   The Resume of Jesus Christ

      •   The Mind of Christ

      •   Whose Hands

      •   Take My Son

      •   The U in JesUs

      •   Your Turn

      V. Ask, Seek, Knock: In HIS Name

      ~ Jesus Christ, God the Son, is ‘The Door’ to the Father and our guarantee of Eternal life with Him. With a sincere heart, pray in His Name to God the Father about anything and everything. ~

      •   Are you looking for the Living God?

      •   Saved in HIS Name

      •   Pray Until Something Happens… in HIS Name

      •   Freedom in HIS Name

      •   Heal in HIS Name

      •   Life in HIS Name

      •   Thanks in HIS Name

      •   Glory in HIS Name

      Our Closing Thoughts

      About the Authors

      Dedication of

      Glory Stories: Real Life Testimonies of God’s Amazing Goodness

      This book is dedicated to the person holding this collection of personal truths at this very moment; for the person who may be asking about Him, seeking to know Him or is knocking to accept the invitation of His Son, Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of his or her life.

      You may be, perhaps like most of us, dealing with an over-scheduled, often confusing and challenging life, particularly in this information-loaded era riddled by global chaos. As a result, we often refuse or fail to see God orchestrating in the most intricate details of our days. We pray that this collection will spark your spirit and eyes to see His Goodness tending to the core of your life.

      Our countless thanks to everyone who devoted precious time to share their personal testimonies evidencing the presence, power and purpose of God’s Hand so boldly ‘embracing them with His Goodness.’ Their real-life stories attest to God’s mission for us as experienced and expounded by the apostle Paul: But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. (Acts 20:24 NKJV).

      We pray that this collection, as seen by human eyes, spoken by human mouths and scripted by human hands, will plant seeds of ever-increasing faith, cultivate a nourishing hope and reap a bountiful passion for the living God, Jesus Christ, as your Lord and Savior.

      May you embrace and be consumed by God’s amazing Goodness with the dawn of each day of your life.

      "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of

      the Glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."

      (Habakkuk 2:14 NKJV)

      ~ Foreword ~

      Glory Stories: Real Life Testimonies of God’s Amazing Goodness

      There are many ways to give God Glory. One way for many is to attend their local place of worship. But nothing can impact our community or our church like a testimony. The Word of God says, ‘And they overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimonies.’ (Revelation 12:11 NKJV). If you want to change not only your life but the lives around you, there is no better way than to open your mouth and let everyone know what God has done in your life.

      Bishop Clint Brown

      FaithWorld Church of Orlando

      Orlando, Florida

      ~ Preface ~

      Glory Stories: Real Life Testimonies of God’s Amazing Goodness, began several years ago as we, compilers of this book, shared the details of our lives with each other. Geographically, we live hundreds of miles apart: one in New England, another in the Mid-Atlantic region and yet another, in the Deep South. In spite of the distance, our friendship continues to enrich by the commonality of our hearts rooted in the love of Christ.

      The sharing of our everyday lives prompted us to invite others to join us in this powerful, faith-building experience. As a result, we have gathered evidences of His Goodness, while fully knowing that this collection captures but a speck of the incomprehensible totality of God’s realm and the ultimate demonstration of His unconditional love and forgiveness freely offered and poured upon us by the Sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ, on the Cross.

      This compilation, representing multiple facets of human life, has been made possible by the contributions of many, unified for the sole acclaim of the One, true and living God. It is not intended to showcase literary masterpieces but rather, to showcase pieces of The Master. Each account testifies to the Goodness of God’s Presence and Power in our lives as we oftentimes go from day to day questioning Him in our existence. Each flashes an all too brief, priceless peek of the living God which our eyes desire to see, our minds struggle to understand and our spirits hunger to trust.

      God the Father sent His Son, Jesus Christ; God embodied in human flesh, to live on this earth and to emanate His nature and character. He, in His humanity, was subjected to trials and challenges that every human being has or ever will experience in this life. Jesus is our Model for showing us how to live day by day and overcome what may appear to be insurmountable odds that threaten to shatter us into a million pieces. Jesus Christ, God the Son, leads us to the ‘One who sent Him’ by His unquestionable obedience to and fulfillment of His Mission: the sacrifice of His life on the Cross, for the forgiveness of our sins and the guarantee of Eternal life with the Father, by His resurrection from the grave. Whoever claims Him as the Son of God, and Lord and Savior of his or her life, receives these unconditional love Gifts from the Father. God the Holy Spirit then takes residence within the individual’s heart as assured by Jesus’ unbreakable promise to send us the ‘Comforter’.

      Through the Power of the Holy Spirit living within us, the Comforter promised by the Lord Jesus, our spiritual eyes become sharpened to see God’s nature; the epitome of True Love, taking hold of our heart and ultimately, gleaned in our lives. The Fruit of the Spirit, ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.’ (Galatians 5: 22 – 23 NKJV), begins to take root and permeate our inner being, resulting in the life-long process of transforming our character to that of God the Son who is the heart of the Father. We become attuned in discerning His Presence in our life, prompting and enabling us in aligning our thoughts, words and actions to the virtues of His Holy Spirit. We are enabled not by our strengths but by yielding to the Power of the Holy Spirit.

      As we become increasingly aware of His Hand masterfully swooning throughout our days, we can confidently voice an authoritative knowledge of Him as Jehovah Jireh ~ God, our Provider. These testimonies witness to His fulfillment of all our needs and not necessarily all of our wants. He alone, knows what is best for us. We can boldly proclaim Him as Jehovah Rapha ~ God, our Healer, by the evidences pointing to Him as the Great Physician who brings wellness in our body, mind and spirit. He strengthens us by bolstering a reservoir of faith in Him, in spite of when or how we may be ailing. We also grow in an intimate knowledge of Him as Jehovah Shalom ~ God, Our Peace / Our Comforter by His assurances that He is Who He says

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