Psalm 71:15 English Standard Version (ESV) My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.

What has God done in our lives that we know for a fact was God’s doing and not some choice we made or the favor of another? Acts of God are supernatural and do not exist without His right hand touching our lives. For the most part we are reluctant to speak of them among strangers out of fear that they will scoff at us and call us liars.

We might feel safe in the presence of other believers to share those acts. Here in 71:15 it says all the day long. They implies that the lost should hear them also. How believable is our tale to those who do not know God?  We should not fear what others think if God is at work in the moment. That is the point to the last words above, we might not know where He is working in the hearts of another.

We worry too much about what others think. As long as we are honest and do not try to hype those acts as being more than what God did, we need not worry. When we tell fantasies our natural instinct is to embellish a tale, we want it to be believe as powerful and fantastic. God only wants the truth told in all sincerity with embellishments.

During my first encounter with God’s power I did not know what was happening. It is important to include that detail because they too may not know that it is the hand of God. It was something that was troubling me on a human level. People can relate to turmoil of the mind, it is relatable. As desperate as I was, I felt powerless to change my situation. That too is a common emotion.

Suddenly I was changed. What happened that preceded the change? I said in my heart of hearts, “I don’t want to be like this!” I confessed my condition to myself.

Psalm 18:6 English Standard Version (ESV) In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

Psalm 27:2-4 English Standard Version (ESV)

² When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. ³ Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident. ⁴ One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.

Have you had the opportunity to watch a child take their first steps? They are unsteady but determined to get batter. There is a glow about them as they begin to gain confidence in their ability to walk. Are we any different when we discover how to walk in the Way? Do we glow with confidence?

Ecclesiastes 8:1 English Standard Version (ESV) Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

We are changed from glory to glory. (2 Cor. 3:18) We grow in Christ and as we do so His glory shines forth ever more so than before. The only thing that will block His appearance is our pride. If our confidence is in Christ, then it will show. If it is in ourselves, it will show.

Do we do things to be seen or to show Christ? It is something I have had to struggle with over the years and it is easy to slip from showing Christ to being seen as a Christian. When gathering becomes an event rather than fellowship, it shows. When singing becomes a performance rather than worship, it shows. When prayers are measured rather than heart felt, it shows.

When love of man replaces love of Christ, it shows.