Be still is a place where you will find God without a shadow of a doubt. Your life will never be the same again, trust me. You will be restored if you are prepared to knock and seek and humble yourself before our creator.
Be still is a God driven program filled with people who is walking in Spirit with God.
Be Still is a platform of brokenness to restoration. God is always where the broken hearted is. Psalms 34:18
Be still is an absolute must for any believer or unbeliever. If you believe, you will leave with a cup flowing over from the Holy Spirit. If you don’t believe you will surely leave knowing there is a God who loves you unconditionally.
My journey at Be still feels like yesterday. Every time I speak about it, I cry. I cry because I cannot comprehend why God could love me this much. How can He love someone who had a heart of stone? Why did He pick me up when I was at my lowest? Why would He cover me with His love after I completely rebelled against Him and worshiped the world? Why would He have an interest in an alcoholic and racist? Why would He show compassion to a man with a tongue that is dirtier than a ragged cloth? Why would God restore a marriage when there was nothing?
My life changed when God came and shook my tree on the 17th of August 2020.My wife took my 3 beautiful kids and left for good.
I received the message via a friend that my wife will not return to home due to the 16 years of abuse to my wife and my kids. I didn’t even know my marriage was in trouble. The years of me myself and I have eventually caught up with me. I thought I was a good dad and husband as I was at every Birthday gathering and school event. I supplied every need and financially always provided .I have been a hard worker my whole life, but I build my empire in the world and left my family behind. During Covid 2020 I lost my identity due to the pandemic and huge lost in income and started to drink out of control .This was the last straw my wife could take.
I repented and turned to the Lord after three days of tears and brokenness. He picked me up out of my brokenness. I cried out to the Lord and never asked Him to restore my marriage or to return my kids. I was too embarrassed of who I became. The Lord gave me this script repeatedly.
Seek first the Kingdom of God and its righteousness and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33
Two weeks later I spoke to my wife for the first time not even knowing where they were .I was absolutely broken but had faith of what was to come as I returned to God. I informed her what happened and that I removed all alcohol in the house and that I was getting baptized in two weeks. I said it with a new excitement in me and not with new words of hope to win her back.
One week after that my beautiful wife called and wanted to meet .We met, and we discussed what went wrong. I made a list of all my wrong doings and brought all these sin into the light so that God could deal with this. There is no power when sin has been revealed, Sin has stronghold over you if they remain in the dark.
Three days later my wife called me and said they would like to come back if we can see if it would work out.
Now you need to listen carefully.
God restored my marriage in a day .I have the best marriage ever. Our trust ,our love ,our respect, and intimacy has been restored to a level no mind can comprehend. This was the first miracle from many to follow. God also restored my relationship with the kids to the next level. My kids started to follow Jesus with a passion and my wife who was lukewarm became on fire for Christ. Even our helper in the house started to follow Christ with a passion.
My work picked up that I sold seven times more forklifts than the year before. I sold almost 200 forklifts in that year.
I got involved in street ministry and started to lead people to Christ and baptizing them for about two months then I received the call from an amazing friend that nagged me for two years to go to this Be still.
My answer was yes, and I was excited to tell him what God has done for me.
Be still weekend.
I arrived after a quick flight to port Elizabeth and with a combi we made our way to Cradock where the Be still event would take place.
From the moment I arrived I could feel Gods presence that I missed for so long. I knew I was home and that this was going to be a special time. Every topic we did opened a new door for me- out of darkness into the light. Be Still helped me to show my weaknesses and helped me to reveal the roots of evil in my life. I was excited even though it was tough to face the reality ,I wanted to be free from all these bondages and live the life God planned for me.
My time at Be still has been the most amazing thing I have ever done and trust me I have seen the world and fish many exotic destinations. I have been on yachts and drank French champagne. I have made good money and killed many bucks. Nothing could touch the Be Still event.
For so long I wanted to feel the Fathers love again I lost from matric. The Lord came and restored my brokenness like I cannot explain. God elevated me and showed me I’m not broken and lost anymore, He restored my identity and even spoke to me in my sleeping bag. The experience of knowing when God speaks was so overwhelming that I could only cry and brake down in His presence. I have never in my life experience so much love in that conversation. His Holiness and glory that surrounded me was something words cannot explain. The Lord even spoiled me by bringing the stars into my sleeping bag so that I could see them as they were out of focus to me by looking at them without my glasses on. The stars were so beautiful and radiant.
That night the Lord also started to reveal visions to me not knowing He has blessed me with the gift of prophecy.
I went to Be still, though that my life was now sorted and on fire for Him. Man, o man was I wrong. The Lord came and revealed many things to me that He wanted to remove with my permission. God never forces and He most definitely doesn’t go against your will. He respects your will but will convict through the Holy Spirit
After the Lord revealed to me unforgiveness towards my Father through a prophetic session and revealed stuff only two people knew about I knew and saw the power of God. I cried like never before and I could sense how layer by layer of this rock heart was broken down.
I never even knew a man could cry this much especially if you only cried twice before. God came and gave me a new heart and a new Spirit just like He promises in His word. A prophetic word was given to me that I will work with men and the poor proclaiming the gospel .I was told I would bring define truth to the church from the gospel and become a watchman .I was told God would use my marriage as a testimony and we would be an example of a great marriage and council together. I was told my wife will follow to serve with the same boldness like me. I was told I will have the gift of prophecy and need to fan it into flames.
It all happened and came into fulfillment not even two years after Be Still. I have been sober since I returned to the Lord. My mouth has been washed with the Holy Spirit and I serve the blacks on the street twice a week and preach the gospel to them. I absolutely love them with the love of Jesus. I have forgiven all who has trespassed against me and I’m free. Thank you Abba.
My heart is now of flesh, and I cry at least three times a week, and I love it.
Be Still is a miracle wonder event where God just wants you to come and lay your life before His feet. Do so and you will never be the same. He is real and He has so much compassion and mercy over us. The Lord wants you just to leave the distractions behind so that He may work.
I thank the Father for this amazing ministry that truly takes the word of God to the people. They love like Jesus, and they want to see you receiving healing and restoration of the broken hearted. These people pray over you like no other event I have been part of and that’s why this event will always be blessed. They always bring the people to the Father.
Be still team.
I will never stop praying for you for what you have done for me. I have found Jesus and I have been redeemed with Christ. I am whole again and grateful for your effort and time surrounding the preparation and execution of God’s word.
Thank you and be blessed through our Lord Jesus for reaching out and be the instrument God called you to be. Great will your crown be in heaven.
Wayne Raath – Child of God