God Encounters – James W Goll

We had the Word of God, a fresh and direct word from the Lord through Jim’s dream, and multitudes of friends who were pray- ing with us. Nevertheless, the situation in the natural looked entirely hopeless. I was more desperate than I had ever been in my life. I cried out to God, “Lord, I really want to have children, and You know that I do.

But if it’s Your will for us not to have children, then I will surrender my will to You. I won’t like it, but I will surren- der myself to Your will for my life.” I felt almost as though He was waiting for me to say that, because He immediately responded, “Ann, I appreciate your atti- tude, but I’m not requiring that of you.

You are going to have to fight for your children.” We were in the middle of a spiritual war- fare encounter, but God’s Word is an overcoming power! As soon as I heard the Lord say those words, I became filled with the revelation that He felt my pain, and that He longed for me to have children more than I did! He was pulling for me! I became aware that I had been blaming God for being childless, but the blame truly belonged on satan. So, I took a stand and made a proclamation that day.

I said, “From this day forward, I’ll no longer blame God for my infertility. I take the blame off God my Father and put it squarely where it belongs—on the devil!” When I finished, it seemed as if an ax was laid to the root of a large tree, and that significant spiritual damage had been done! I was filled with new hope and a fighting spirit.

Jim began to study the barren women of the Bible and dis- covered that every one who was miraculously healed gave birth either to a prophet or a deliverer of a nation! Hope sprang anew as we prepared to enter our seventh year of marriage. For us to conceive was medically impossible, but God heard our cries of desperation.

Even in our barrenness, God was about to bring forth the impossible. We believed that we would parent history-making children. In the midst of our trial, Mahesh Chavda conducted a heal- ing service at the church we pastored in Warrensburg, Mis- souri. At one point, he issued a call for barren women to come forward.

With the encouragement of friends, Jim and I eagerly jumped at the chance to receive prayer. When Mahesh placed his hands on us and prayed, God’s healing grace flooded my body as the Spirit’s presence overwhelmed us both. God per- formed a restorative miracle—He created or recreated what had been inoperative before!

the Supernatural to Change Your Life © Copyright 1998 — Destiny Image Publishers © Copyright Renewed 2005 — James W. and Michal Ann Goll All rights reserved. This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. This book may not be copied or reprinted for commercial gain or profit. The use of short quotations or occasional page copying for personal or group study is permitted and encouraged. Permission will be granted upon request. Unless otherwise identified, Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Version of the Bible, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977 by The Lockman Foundation.

Used by permission. Scriptures marked (AMP) are taken from the Amplified Bible, Expanded Edition. Copyright © 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation and The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. Scriptures marked (KJV), (NIV), and (NKJ) are taken from the King James Version, New International Version, and the New King James Version, respectively. Take note that the name satan and related names are not capitalized. We choose not to acknowledge him, even to the point of violating gram- matical rules.

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For more information on foreign distributors, call 717-532-3040. Or reach us on the internet: www.destinyimage.com ACKNOWLEDGMENTS M uch gratitude goes to those who have tutored us over the years. The Lord has been so faithful to bring different mentors, peers, and friends into our lives. We bless the Lord for the teachers who grounded us; the pastors who cared for us; the evangelists who inspired us; the prophets who anointed us; the apostles who oversaw us; and the intercessors who have covered us.

We dare not mention any names because the list would be too lengthy! You know who you are. Bless you, and thank you, everyone. We also wish to acknowledge and thank the Lord for the staff of Destiny Image and the Encounters Network. They are a rare breed of servant-leaders whose passion is to see that the message given to us by the Lord is broadcast far and wide. Bless- ings to you! But we wish to dedicate God Encounters to the next generation of emerging prophetic warriors in the Body of Christ.

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