Living in the Jaw-Dropping Realities of God’s GoodnessSample

Better Than Expected

The oil of anointing you need for your future requires discomfort. Before you can experience the goodness of God, before you can be trusted with increase and promotion, you must go through a shaking. Growth and expansion sound good, but they are also uncomfortable. Like a woman preparing for birth, your body will make it known that it’s time to shift. You’ll start feeling uncomfortable around people and in places that you’ve always been comfortable in. Your discomfort serves as a notice that there’s time for a bloom, to step out to take a risk. It’s an announcement that it’s time to follow the leading of God because life is about to change.

How fast can God turn your life around? Quicker than you can imagine. The prophet Amos assured Israel that God’s promised deliverance would arrive rapidly. He prophesied, “Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings!” (Amos 9:13 MSG). That prophecy encouraged Israel not to get discouraged despite their circumstances.

Whatever you’re facing, don’t be discouraged. An Amos 9:13 turnaround is possible. I know because it happened to me. Following my mother’s death, God began a rapid-fire campaign to set my life in order. Her loss had the potential to paralyze me, but God had other plans. I began to experience one thing on the heels of another by way of goodness. God kept giving me new, new, better, better—upgrades in every area of my life. New husband. New home. New doors of opportunity. Even a move to a new state. If God did it for me, He can do it for you. Yes, even you. You are worthy of good things. You are called to better and more. Get ready for God to show up in ways that are beyond your expectations. Get ready to live in the jaw-dropping realities of God’s goodness.

Prophetic decree: I declare you are about to burst into bloom. You are about to peak, and Isaiah 35:2 and Amos 9:13 are your portion. You are coming out of a low place, and God is setting you in a large place. It’s your turn to experience the joy and wonder of God’s favor. Step into this prophetic word. Receive it for yourself.

This plan has been adapted from the book, It Will Be God: Live in the Jaw-Dropping Realities of God’s Goodness by Sophia Ruffin-Wilson. If you've enjoyed this plan and would like to learn more, click here to purchase the book with a special discount and free US shipping.