God allows us to be tested and the test is to reveal what is hidden in us so we can cooperate with him on the corrections he will need to make in us as it has become clear to us where the fault lines are.
God's "tests" are similar to a car taken on a test drive to reveal weaknesses in the product so that it can be perfected for the work ahead.
This is why he told Paul my grace is sufficient for you in your weaknesses, shall my strength be perfected.
This is the secret to success. Let every weakness of yesterday become the area of your strength tomorrow.
If this exchange is done, you will win.
When my water broke at 26 weeks, the doctor told me that I could go into labour any second
They explained that the body would trigger labour because of the fluid leak
And when I was praying and trusting God for a divine miracle, my prayer was for God to stop amniotic fluid from leaking and seal the membrane back because in my mind, that’s what would stop my from going into labour
Guess what? God did not answer me
Or so I thought
Because that membrane did not seal back up and I did not stop leaking fluid until the day I had my baby
Everyday I spent in the hospital, fluid kept leaking
But guess what?
I didn’t go into labour
Day after day they checked on me waiting for labour to start
It did not. Just like that.
God kept carrying us day after day after day after day
And for the first time in my life, that scripture that says
“When thou walkest through the fire, it shall not consume thee” made sense
Notice that God did not say “when thou go through fire I will quench it”
His promise is that sometimes you will have to walk through but Gods guarantee is that that fire will not destroy you
God’s promise is that when you come out on the other side, you will not look or smell like someone that just went through fire
Dear child of God,
Maybe you’re like me
Maybe you’re going through something and you have prayed and prayed and because you’re still going through it, you feel like God is not answering
Maybe God wants you to walk through that fire so that He can show you that there is such a miracle and a wonder that is even greater than Him quenching the fire
Because if the fire goes off, it will make sense that you were not burnt
But how does it make sense that you entered the fire that was supposed to destroy you and yet you came out not even smelling like smoke??
That is the wonder God wants to show
I want to tell you that God has answered
That’s why you’re not yet consumed
Pretty soon, you’ll be telling the story of how you came out without a single hair in your head being burnt
Hallelujah!!!!!!!
#womanengraced
One of the hardest things about knowing stuff is when no one listens to you. When you are literally a voice crying in the wilderness.
However, three things have brought me comfort:
1. I am not entitled to anything, including people's attention.
2. It's not my job to obsess about outcomes. I just need to speak and go about my business. It's someone else's job to water after I plant.
3. The same words that bless others can bless me too. There's nothing stopping me from using and implementing all the things I tell people. If no one listens, I will listen to myself and prosper.
This year, I've decided to just do what God tells me. I can't shout or strive. I am also somebody's child and want to be taken care of, mbok.