The Miracle of Praise

"Happy"
Oil Pastel by Chris Tracy

     Worship Leader Terry MacAlmon was singing on my Tahoe's CD player as I drove to the doctor’s office this morning. “Praise him, praise him, praise him, praise him.” Melodic, harmonic, and touching me deeply - I knew for sure that my singing along to this song was more for me in that moment than for God.
   What? you gasp. Yes. Praising God today was more for me than for Him.

Yes – we are asked by God and trained early in our Christian life to give Him praise…to lift praises to Him…for He is worthy and deserves our worship. I totally 100 percent shout my agreement and passion for His worthiness to receive every praise.

   But God, in His great love for me, gave me a voice and a song and a heart for worship. When I use these gifts to bring Him praise, I think I am blessed more than He is. I am filled with this feeling of intimacy with my Creator. I sometimes cry for the preciousness of it all. Sometimes I laugh. Often I dance. Mostly I am filled with joy and a knowledge I am not alone…He is always with me…He loves me…He adores me…He thinks of me…He speaks to me...He heals me. He knows I need to have this feeling I can only experience when I sing praises to Him.

   This is an example of the exceedingly abundant and extravagant ways He answers our prayers and blesses our lives. Could this be what "Christ in you, the hope of glory," (Colossians 1:27) feels like?

   What is meant for Him is ultimately for us. Only our loving Papa God would think of that.

   Oh Jesus, God, Holy Spirit…You astound me!

Read more in my new book, "Tapestry - The Divine Design for Your Life." I would be so honored for you to read it. Order here.

Enter in!!!!

If God made this - and we are made in
the image and likeness of Him, Jesus, and
the Holy Spirit - then we must
be simply amazing!

If we are made in the image and likeness of the Godhead, then are we made for greatness, and goodness, and with purpose? Or not? Were we given a life for no reason?

I know I have sabotaged my life. I have been my own worst enemy at times. My own voice hurls insults at me. “Stupid, clumsy, dumb!” My own odd sense of humility has turned down opportunities that would have launched me into my destiny and my family quite possibly into prosperity. 

Many of us, believing lies about our abilities, or trying to stay humble under the wrong belief that we should not promote ourselves, have taken a wrong route, or stayed stuck where we are instead of heeding the wonderful life God wants us to step into.

David understood this life when he boldly challenged Goliath. Weak and insecure Gideon learned about it when God called him a “mighty man of valor.” Can you hear the voice of God? Can you hear him calling you out, asking you to take a risk, a step toward the purpose for which He has called you?

When we rise up, believe, and step forward, confident in what He is doing in us, that is not self-promoting. It is God-promoting. We dishonor Him when we hold back under the guise of false humility. We honor Him when we step into the abundant life His Son died to allow us to enter.

It’s time. Enter in!

You Are More Than You Think

"And the Divine Artist – who created the universe, the earth, and all that is in it – created you. His tools were love, color, and the elements of earth. 

He planned what would make you different from every other human – personality, character, appearance, gifting, ability, and purpose. “Let us create man in our image,”  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit said, and then they poured into you a portion of their divine life and imagination.

You were created to be creative, thinking and moving with God and like God.

You are way more than you think you are."

Excerpt from “Tapestry - The Divine Design for Your Life,” by Christine Tracy - Release date - Winter 2013, Tate Publishing.

Miracles? Yes! And more! Check out Bethel School of Ministry

Students Rick (left), and Chris (right)
with Bethel 's senior pastor Bill Johnson.

We loved our two years at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry in Redding, California. It was life transforming, inspiring, encouraging, building, and there we were launched into the amazing last half of our life. Though in Colorado now, we still miss everything about Bethel and will visit our "second home" often.


Those of you considering going, sending your kids, or supporting a student can ask us anything about it. We are so thankful to God to have been summoned and sent. So thankful that nothing that was "spent" on us by teachers, mentors, and supporters has been lost in the transition from school to life and work in our beloved Colorado. God is keeping us busy!

When we graduated - the main message was "go" - you have what it takes. Students  are equipped for the life God has called them to - whether business, arts, medicine, technology, industry, or church work. It's about carrying the Presence of the Father - loving Creator; the Son - forever with us as we walk out His example on earth; and Holy Spirit - our wisdom, comfort, and guide. Not taught - but imparted...not learned intellectually as much as spiritually and through sheer experience.

If you are considering BSSM, be sure to click on the links at the left to find out more. Consider a weekend visit to Bethel - where you will encounter love so amazing from the Friday night service, to the Saturday healing rooms, to time in the prayer chapel, to three inspiring, healing, prayerful, encouraging, worshipful services on Sundays.

You can't go for a weekend and not have God touch you in some way. Ask my daughter, Bess, and granddaughter Sami - or any number of friends that paid us a visit while we were there.

Is God summoning you to a meeting with him? I one-hundred percent encourage you to "go!"

Here's a short, two-minute youtube video about the BSSM experience. Yes!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc4zvoOYOac&feature=player_embedded