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ALL OF A SUDDEN... PART 2

Submitted by siteadmin on Wed, 10/02/2010 - 11:26.

AND SUDDENLY…

It’s Genesis, the beginning of it all.

Nothingness everywhere.

Complete darkness and totally empty.

No stars or moon to light up the night.

No planets to stare or marvel at.

No sun, no life. Then…

BANG!

Molecules blow across the skyline, atoms burst and fuse together! Matter joins with particles causes whole planets to be born! Celestial chaos, beautiful and creative - with the power of a million atom bombs! There stands our God, the glorious creator, moulding our universe with his bare hands. He views stars as they form and chases comets as they collide into oncoming asteroids. He decides where the stars should hang, and He strategically places His elements to support life. He manufactures and fabricates the DNA of every living creature! Wow, what a sight that would have been - to be with God as he created our World! God really is an incredible God isn’t He? I love how our God can create something from nothing. Before the creation of our universe, there was nothing, zilch, nada! Then God turned up, and from his love and power, he created an entire ecosystem and more! From nothing, God can create something wonderful and just beautiful in your own life. Recently we had our First Fruits Sunday, which I think we all remember! Wasn’t it an amazing morning?! So many stepped out in faith with their financial pledges and with the ‘Suddenlys’ they stuck on the board! Each of us stuck pictures, words or diagrams on a huge wall of what we are believing for in 2010! Our wall of Faith! Everything from family members connecting to God, to climbing the ladder at work. Maybe it was a physical miracle or a desperate need. Whatever it was, we all stepped out in faith and believed for our best year yet! Already we’ve been blessed by stories Suddenlys’ coming to pass. It’s so encouraging to hear what God has started doing in 2010! God is suddenly creating things in people’s lives - from nothing! New jobs, reconciliation in relationships, financial breakthrough - It’s all going on guys! I encourage you to share with us your ‘Suddenly’ for 2010. Reply to this post and bless someone with your story. Bring it up in your Connect Group! As a church we stepped out on the edge together, and now we are all on a journey of Faith! From 'nothing' God will create your 'something'! Whatever shape or form it takes, God will come through for you. Faith and consistency are a force to be reckoned with. Let’s start talking about our ‘And Suddenlys…’

Ben Tarbuck

18 Mar17:59

  Here’s my

By Vickir

 

Here’s my suddenly……….
 
Two days before Christmas I was involved in a pretty bad car crash. I skidded on ice, and my car ended up landing on its roof. Lucky I walked away with just a few bruises, but my car was sadly un-repairable. 
 
I contacted the insurance company to begin my claim, and then just had to sit and wait.
About 2 weeks after Christmas I received a letter from the company whom I had bought my car from. It was to inform me that I still have finance outstanding on it, and that I owed them over £7000. Needless to say I went sick. I had no idea were I would be able to find that kind of money!
I began to stress and then it was our first fruits. I came away, and did nothing but pray about it. I knew that God was the only one who could help me sort this.
 
The last week in January the car finance company called me. They advised that they had accepted an offer from my insurance for £3000. They advised that this was a good offer, but it still left £4000 outstanding to them. They then told me that the reason for their call was to ask if I could pay an additional £500 on top of the £3000 they had accepted and they would rite off the remaining £3500!
 
I could not believe what I was hearing. I did some phoning around, and managed to scrap together the £500 they wanted, and received a letter to say that my account was clear.
 
This truly was an answer to pray, and it just shows that God can to anything!
08 Mar13:19

Hey Guys   I just want to

By Naomi Bedford

Hey Guys

 

I just want to share my Suddenly with you all!!!

I have been working for one of the Virgin Active Health Clubs for almost 5 years now. Since starting for Virgin Active as a receptionist I soon progressed to working in the Member Service department and shortly after that a Service Manager working the odd shift and at weekends. However I used to do all these 3 jobs in one week, so I had a varity of jobs to be doing in the club which was great as I was never stuck in the same roll. Over the years I have improved in all aspects of my 3 jobs and excelled in the company. I have applied for a few management postions but had been unsuccessfull. I continued to have faith that something would happen....ONE DAY!! lol It was only in October last year that a postion as Front Of House Manager roll came up, and I applied for the role as did a few other members of staff that work in the club as well external people. I had my interview and about 3 days later I received a letter from my General Manager saying that I was being given a 2nd interview!!! I was like this is fantastic news. I then found out that there was going to be one more person having a 2nd interview....he was another member of staff from the reception team....also a very good friend!! I really didn't like being up againest someone that I was close to, but thought hey I have to do it! Now alot of people in the club (and oother clubs) knew I would get the job due to my lenght of service and because I can do the job very well. So we had our 2nd interviews, which I thought went very well, but when you are being interviewed by someone you know very well, they can see just how nervous you are. Well I found out that day that I hadn't got the job and it had been given to the other person. I was totally gutted and just thought how else am I going to be able to progress in the company if I am not given a chance! I was feeling pretty down for about 2-3 days and then just thought 'you know what? I need to pick myself back up, and keep on going as this clearly wasn't the right job for me!! So I carried on in my normal work life, but started to put things into place so that next time a job comes available I WILL be ready. I have been attending courses and really just showing to my GM how passionate I am about progressing.

AND SUDDENLY

I was in work on Tuesday 2nd Feb, when Chevon Taylor (from TCC) had come down to the reception desk after doing a work out. We started to chat and my GM came over and said to me can I have a chat to you in about 5 mins? I was like 'oh no what have I done!?' then I said to Chevon that there was a job coming up soon, I bet she wants to see if I'm going to apply!! So Chevon took hold of my hands and started to pray for me (still on reception!!) I was like looking round to see if anyone was watching then I thought oh sack it!! And I prayed with her.I then went into my meeting with my GM and she said that she wasn't going to be interviewing for the new postion that was coming up, and I immediatly felt demotivated again!! But then she said that she was wanting to give me a 6 week trail in the new postion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was like oh my goodness. I was not expecting that at all!! I had already been thinking of what I was going to putting on the Suddenlies board that coming Sunday and I was going to put on there about my Job. But I didn't need to!!!

So I am already 3 weeks into my 6 weeks trail and it is going FANTASTIC!!! People at work have said how great I am doing, and i'm having no bad feedback! So believe in your Suddenlies people because God WILL reveal them when your least expecting them!!

Thanks for reading

Naomi Bedford =)

22 Feb19:36

 Hey, I just want to

By Jonesy

 Hey,

I just want to quickly share the suddenly that God has blessed me with this weekend. I've been praying for a while for something to happen at work, because I did not feel comfortable in my position and felt I wasn't receiving the help that I should have done from head office. I've now received and accepted an offer to buy a chunk of the company as a franchise and work for myself, with the full support of head office and their legal team. In accepting that this is a BIG risk, I have acknowledged Dave's recent talks on Fall•off•ability and decided to 'live on the edge' to achieve my financial goals. It's so true about increasing your focus when you're on the edge, because I'm carrying FULL responsibility of my business and know exactly what I need to do and where I'm heading!!

So there you go, God CAN and WILL do something in your life, just make sure your heart is in the right place, don't give up and keep praying for what you want God to put in to your world!!

Scott Jones

21 Feb23:23

Hi guys, Just wanted to

By stuchelly

Hi guys,

Just wanted to share my suddenly, because it really did remind me how God can do the impossible if you have faith in Him. I've been struggling with money for quite a number of years. Usual story of getting into a little bit of financial difficulty and then it spiralling out of control because of bank charges, interest and the lack of good credit available when you have a low-income and bad credit history. I was blessed last year when God helped me move from a situation of steadily getting further into to debt to finally reaching a point were I broke-even ever month. However, because of a lack of spare cash available it meant I did not have a platform to build anything new  and it limited my generosity (whilst I've tried to be generous with what I have at the end of the day you can't give what you do not have). Also even though I was not going further into debt I was not actually paying any of it off so my situation did not look like it would ever improve.

This year I felt that God had placed certain things in my heart to do but financially it looked impossible. The talks leading up to First Fruits gave me the hope and faith to start the ball rolling on what I felt God had asked me to do despite I could not see how it could be possible. I decided to take some steps to try and improve my financial situation - I applied for a low interest loan to consolidate the debt and reduce my monthly outgoings (despite having been refused a loan just six months ago), I asked for a pay-rise at work and applied for a better paid job (that to be honest I did not really have the experience to do). I didn't really expect any of this to work because logically it shouldn't, but I felt if I didn't do my bit I could not expect God to help me with this.

AND SUDDENLY...

I got a letter from the bank telling me I've been excepted for a loan at a very favourable interest rate, reducing my monthly outgoings.

BUT HE DIDN'T STOP THERE...

Next I get informed by my boss that not only would I get a pay-rise but it would be four times the amount I had been hoping for.

AND JUST TO MAKE A POINT...

I got through to the final stage interview for the ridiculous job that should have been out of my reach. In the end I turned this down because it meant moving to Blackpool and after praying on it I really believe this was God reminding me that he really can do anything.

In only three months time I will be in the best position I have ever been in and I can't wait to put these blessings to good use.

I hope that helps anyone who is like me and having faith in something that was humanly impossible.

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