‪#‎Donotgiveup

So many times we have these perfect ideas of exactly how things should turn out; the age to graduate, the kind of jobs to get, how much that first pay cheque will be and when to start shopping for the wedding dress. And so many times our well thought out plans and perfect ideas end in disappointment when things don't go the way we thought they would.

We are even more disappointed when we have put our faith in the ONE who sees, knows and owns ALL things. Our disappointment is heightened when we have put all our plans in God and then He’s silent, or at least appears to be.

Despite using all our connections, we still don't get the job. Despite praying for "Mr. Right" and living a holy life, he still doesn't show up. Despite attending lectures faithfully and being a focused student, your g.p.a tells a different story. Sometimes, it just feels as though we are in a relationship with pain and, despite trying everything we know, it just doesn't go away.

Sometimes, there is just NO reason to hold on, no reason to speak those words of faith, no reason to get up every morning to try again.

Ah! But I am quite sure this is how Joseph felt on so many days and then Boom! He became Prime minister. If they had asked him what it took to be that person he probably would have called the number of certifications he required, the business schools he should attend, the wealthy friends he needed around him, Prison time would never have been the answer.

I am sure this is how Ruth felt. Every morning looking in the mirror, she would see the rejected woman, the not-so-pretty-one, the one no man wanted. Then came Boaz, the man she couldn’t have dared ask God for, if they had asked Ruth what she needed to attract such a man, she would have said she had to be 'polished', and classy, and roll in the circles of the rich, and do all kinds of plastic surgeries; working on the dirty field would never have been her answer.

I am sure this is exactly how the widow of Zarephat felt. She had just the last meal before giving up, she must have searched every where in the house hoping she would find one tiny handful of garri, or maybe just some pure water .Then Elijah showed up. If they had asked her what she needed to do to stay alive for just one day she probably would have said someone would loan her or maybe just 'dash' her something; giving him her very last meal would definitely have not been the answer.

I can go on and on and on but the bottom-line is this; God’s ways are soooo not our ways.

That job you think is the way, that man you think is the ticket, that friend you think is your only hope??? Think again, God may just be having a good laugh, because what He has in mind is way exceedingly and abundantly far above what you have imagined.

Don’t stop getting up. Don’t stop believing. Don’t stop hoping but always put your hope and your faith in the One who will never let you down. God never fails and He shows up in the most unlikely way but always always on time.

~~~~~~ Fruitful Sisters, 28th October 2015