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Gotta have faith, faith, faith

Blessings readers. I know I’ve been M.I.A. for a minute but I’m back!! Now let’s see, has anything interesting happened to me within the last few months? Well, I got a job, lost the job, had a car accident, and lost my pet cat (she decided to run into the wild after being let out of her pet carrier to stretch her legs…big mistake). Oh, I almost forgot, I got a flat tire today on my rental car! Yaaaay!

Ever heard of the catch phrase “The devil is busy!”? When incidents like these occur in our lives it’s easy to blame the mishaps on the devil, but that’s not always the case. When I lost my job, God revealed my issues with anger. I then asked the Lord to remove the spirit of anger from my heart. Soon after, it appeared that problems came like clockwork. And from the outside looking in it could seem that the enemy was trying to dictate my life. But it wasn’t the work of the enemy. It was God’s way of building my character and faith.

Think about the story of Joseph in Genesis and how he became a prisoner after being falsely accused of raping his master’s wife. Just think about that for a second; locked away for a crime you didn’t commit. That would make anyone lose their faith, but not Joseph. Instead of graveling for mercy at the hand of his master, he turned to his father in heaven for encouragement and comfort. “But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison”.  Genesis 39:21

My brothers and sisters, God is testing your faith; The same way that he tested Joseph. He knew your life’s journey from the moment you were in your mother’s womb to the day you’ll be laid to rest. There is NOTHING that you can go through that God doesn’t know about. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee Jeremiah 1:5. So what are you going to do when unpredictable situations get in your way? (and they will because hey, that’s life).  Are you going to fall apart at the seams or will you fall on your knees and pray to the all-powerful?

God wants you to reach your full potential; living out your purpose while honoring the kingdom of heaven. But you gotta have faith. 

The trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perished, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ 1 peter 1:7


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