It's no secret!

At dinner with friends recently, they asked -- as so many do -- how did you end up adopting Ellie. We shared the story: God's call, His miraculous provision financially, the timing of everything, and more. We explained the issues Ellie had once home, and our unique training and experience that helped us identify her struggles early and how her therapist discovered the key to our son's issues. The story builds our faith with each retelling.

Our friends listened to all the "gory" details. Then, the husband friend said, "And I thought you were going to tell us you wanted to rescue her.... and it turns out, her story is all about how God rescued your family."

Isn't that just like God, though?

He sent Jesus as our rescuer. Our salvation. Our hope. Our joy. We don't carry the burden.

Sometimes, though....

We forget.

Mired in the moment, we forget all God has done. We forget how He rescued us before. We forget the joy that comes with new salvation -- with freedom from the binding shackles that once held us down. We get used to the freedom and take it for granted.

Today I read two verses that remind me how important it is to remember all the many blessings God bestows. These verses occur toward the end of the plagues on Egypt, where God uses the plagues to prove his power over Pharaoh. Exodus 10:2 says, "you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the LORD." In Exodus 12:26-27, God reminds the people again, "And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’” God wants us to remember his power displayed in our lives. He KNOWS we won't remember if we don't keep telling the stories.


Our lives are a living testimony of God's power, but if we don't share the story, we will forget. 


Let's tell the stories, to our kids and grandkids. Share God's miracles with anyone who will listen. When we pass it on, others gain strength from our testimony. 


God doesn't want us to keep him a secret.