When everything is against you – God is for you: Trust and wait

I must admit I too have had issues with trusting in God. Not that I thought he couldn’t do it for me, but I just didn’t think I was worthy for such blessings. I used to make little rough drafts in my mind on how God would do it. And when things don’t seem to happen, I got worn out, I gave up and forget about it. But the story of Abraham is so amazing to me. How, this man believed and was so patient in his wait and in the end, it was done to him as the Lord had promised.


Gen13  ¹⁴ The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. ¹⁵ All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. ¹⁶ I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. ¹⁷ Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”  ¹⁸ So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord - TRUST

Gen 18 ¹⁰ Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. ¹¹ Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. ¹² So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

Gen 21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. ² Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. ³ Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him. ⁴ When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him. ⁵ Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.⁶ Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” ⁷ And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” WAIT

Reading above the Lord makes a promise to Abraham to give him land and a great offspring. Abraham was already old and his wife wasn’t expecting a baby either, but watch what he does; Abraham builds an altar for the Lord. Abraham responds to God’s promise with faith and patience, despite the fact that the odds were against.

I too so want to be counted as righteousness by God, but as long as I keep seeking verification to everything that God tells me or even doing  as Sarah did with Hagar (doing things her way) , I am far from it. I am praying for a trusting and patient heart.

Be blessed beyond!

Mirror Check: Is My Faith Still Good?

When I don’t receive what I prayed for, it’s not a question of God’s ability, but a question of my faith in God. I may be acting right, but is my mind thinking faith, is my tongue confessing faith?

Each disappointment should be a call to mirror myself. Am I still on track? Am I still waiting for what I prayed for or have I made a detour from my initial request because things seem to be taking forever to happen with god’s way?

God has promised not to withhold anything good from me. He has promised to give me all that I ask for in Jesus’ name.  He also promised me that all things will work out for my good. So it’s really not about God’s abilities, but my own faith, obedience and trust in him.

This is just a reminder to me; that what my Faithful God has decided upon for my life shall come to pass. It may not happen the way I want it or by the time I want it, but I know His grant has eternal value and forever peace of mind.

Be beyond blessed!

Celibacy – The C letter word spelled as Impossible!

It’s really sad to see a lot of single Christian women finding themselves in despair after falling over and over the same spiritual trap – Premarital sex. Although it might be good at that time when things are heated up, but believe me once they cool off, you are left filled with self resentment and blame. No one said celibacy was going to be a walk in the park, especially if you are used to doing the deed for breakfast, lunch and supper.

I don’t mean to judge anyone because I know how hard it is, but never the less still possible through Christ who has set us free.

Romans 6 New International Version (NIV)

Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

1What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? ² By no means! We are those who have died to sin how can we live in it any longer? ³ Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴ We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

⁵ For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. ⁶ For we know that our old self^(I) was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with,  that we should no longer be slaves to sin - ⁷ because anyone who has  died has been set free from sin^.

⁸ Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.⁹ For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. ¹⁰ The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

¹¹ In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. ¹² Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. ¹³ Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. ¹⁴ For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

With that said how does one get to that point where God wants them, especially if one in a relationship already and enjoying the stolen fruits?

It starts with choosing GOD as your Lord and Savior. You can’t have the best of both worlds. It’s either God or you know who. I found that being honest to God and telling him how much I am struggling with this helped me a lot. I just a said ‘God, it is your will for me to live a pure holy life and I want to, but I feel I cannot do it on my own, so today I give you full reign over this area of my life. I want to wait until the right time, the time that you have set for me. I am terrified of what lies ahead, but I know with you I have made it already and you have blessed me for wanting to do your will, Amen’

And I am proud to say ever since that day, I have been living a premarital sex-free life and it feels amazing. I will not deny that I do get lonely and wish I had a companion, but because I gave this area to God, it never over powers me. I command it to shut and it listens. I understand the authority I have been given and I use it. I am really grateful to God who keeps protecting me.

Each day brings growth, I know more now than I did when I first started and I have come to value this.

I know my value as a woman; I no longer feel the need to impress a guy. I know that I am worth a man who has a close relationship with God (no compromise), who is mature emotionally and psychologically. Not a man who wants constant confirmation from me as proof of my love for him.  And since he is of God’s family, I don’t have to explain celibacy to him, he knows it.

I do hope that this does touch someone and gives hope to them. It would be a great disappointment to live right at the edge of all the blessings that God has for you because of one little sin. We are of God, we have been declared more than conquerors through Christ. If you’ve ever battled with this, then let this be your new hope.

Be beyond blessed!