What you've been praying for is about to happen for you. You've had many lessons. You've been patient for a long time and remained strong through many trials and challenges. Nothing broke you. You are still standing strong by the grace of God. Now is the time for you to start receiving your blessings and miracle.
OMG! I was reading about Ruth, and her story reminds us that God often does His best work after loss. Ruth didn’t begin in a season of blessing. She lost her husband and the future she expected. She stood in uncertainty, wondering what came next. Everything had changed. Many of us know that feeling maybe from losing a relationship, friendship, dream, season of life, or the person we thought we’d always be. Loss can make you feel your best days are behind you. But Ruth’s story proves otherwise. Instead of giving up, she moved forward one step, one day, and one act of faith at a time. While she tried to survive, God was positioning her for a future she never imagined. He can turn a chapter of grief into a testimony of restoration. Don’t miss what God is doing while staring at what you lost. One chapter ending doesn’t mean your story is over. God is still writing, restoring, and opening doors. Sometimes the greatest blessings come after the greatest disappointments. “The Lord bless you, my daughter,” he replied. Ruth 3:10 🤍
Nehemiah prayed a powerful prayer: “Lord, give me favor as I go before the king. Put it in his heart to help me.” Think about that. He wasn’t afraid to ask God for success, favor, or to move on someone’s heart on his behalf. Sometimes we think such prayers sound selfish, but they’re not. If you’re going to walk into everything God has for you, you must pray boldly for opportunities, open doors, divine connections, and favor where it’s needed. You weren’t created to live intimidated by your dreams or shrink back from what God placed in your heart. Ask big. Believe big. Expect big.
The truth is, God will strategically place people in your path to help you reach where you’re called people with influence, resources, wisdom, and opportunities. So don’t be afraid to pray: “God, put me on the hearts of the right people. Cause me to stand out for the right reasons. Open doors no man can shut. And place favor on my life that only You can receive the glory for.” God knows how to position the right people in the right places at the right time.
Habby Forex: Be consistent in whatever you are doing, even if it is a carpenter.
Jeffery Benson: Carpenter go buy Ferrari ke? 😂
Habby fired back: Seyi Vodi is a tailor, he drives a Lamborghini.
A PRAYER TO START THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR STRONG
Dear God,
We're halfway through the year, and I don't want to coast into the rest of it the same way I started. I want to begin this second half with intention with you leading, not just me reacting to whatever comes.
Help me release what didn't go as hoped in the first half: the plans that fell through, the prayers still waiting on answers, and the version of this year I imagined back in January that doesn't match where I actually am. I don't want to carry that disappointment forward.
God, give me a fresh vision for what's ahead. Show me what to let go of and what to fight for. Strengthen what's weak in me. Restore what this year has already taken. And help me finish strong.
I'm starting the second half with you, God. Lead me through it.
Amen.
I don’t think we truly understand Ecclesiastes 3:1—“To everything there is a season…” until we’ve lived through seasons we never would have chosen. If we’re honest, most of us think that praying, trusting God, and doing our best should make life easier. We assume hard seasons mean we’ve taken a wrong turn. But that’s not always true. Sometimes the season you’re in isn’t punishment. It’s preparation. Some seasons stretch your faith, break your heart, or force you to let go of people you thought would stay forever. There will be seasons of loneliness, self-doubt, and private tears while still showing up for everyone else. The same God who ends one season is preparing the next. So if you’re in a hard season now, don’t lose heart. God has not forgotten or abandoned you. He is not wasting your pain. One day you’ll realize the season you begged Him to remove grew you into the woman you prayed to become.