“Be joyful in hope,patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12
We are here in 2023. We made it through a world pandemic that is still lurking in the shadows. The last few years has been a test of our Faith and Trust in God. I found myself confused and standing on the side of WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING?! On several occasions.
I don’t really recall doubting God (Lord forgive if I have and didn’t notice.) I sure doubted myself. I thought maybe I’m doing something that made God angry and I was reaping what I sowed. Then I thought, maybe I’m not living right and I tried to evaluate everything. It seemed like my mind was racing around negativity. I made the mistake of wanting to fix things myself and then it dawned on me. I was spiritually asleep and I needed to wake up.
God was calling me to take my prayer, Faith and trust to another level. He launched me in the deep and I only had two options either drown or learn to walk on water. In other words take his hand and trust in him.
I went months where my only income were the birth clients that I had and those numbers started to dwindle down. This was my only form of income. I wasn’t working, I was homeschooling the kids and we were so close to losing our home. Strangely I had this awkward peace when everything in me really wanted to panic, I just couldn’t do it. Every time I thought I was going to have an emotional breakdown I was reminded of David when he said:
“I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.”
Psalms 37:25 NIV
Somehow in all that was going on, I had an overwhelming peace that sustained me. Trusting in the Lord wasn’t easy. It certainty takes a commitment and building a relationship with Jesus to create a solid foundation.
Praying for Others:
Prayer doesn’t just stop between you and Jesus. He calls us to pray for one another, leaders in authority, the body of Christ and the lost. God’s concern has always been for mankind so our concern should be for his creation as well. When we are concerned about His will for His creation, then He will be concerned about the desires of our heart if it’s within His will.
Jesus is calling us to a deeper connection with him. He wants us to see the heart of mankind so that he can use us to plant the seeds of the kingdom of Heaven in their lives. As we focus in His purpose, he will ensure that our needs are taken care of and provide for us.
Happily Ever Amber 