Daily Devotional – 1/17/13 “It’s dark now but keep walking!”

I’m speaking to you on this morning. Yes, you, the one who is feeling hopeless because your situation looks dark. You, who feels all alone even though you’re surrounded by folk. You, who seem to be drowning even though the water you’re standing in isn’t very deep. You, who keeps going to church Sunday after Sunday and it seems like your storm may never end. You, who always pray for folk but it seems like your prayers aren’t getting through for yourself. You, who work every day and you still can’t seem to make A meet Z. You, who are trying to keep the faith but it seem to be growing thin. You, who are trying to tag God into your fight but you still feel the punches by your enemy. You, who do what the doctor say to do but sickness keeps attacking your body. You, who are trying to make your marriage work but you feel like a stranger in your own home. You, who are trying to deal with the grief of losing a loved one but death keeps beating you home. You, who keeps standing but keeps getting knocked down. You, who keeps going right but it still doesn’t work out. I simply stopped by during your day to let you know that although it looks dark now, you’ve got to keep going. Yea, I know you can’t see your way but feel your way through and keep walking. I know you may be stumbling over things but keep walking. You may even end up with a few bumps and bruises when it’s all over with but they won’t matter, so keep walking. Yea, I know that 2 Corinthians 4:17 says, “For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever,” but you’re asking what about now? Keep walking! I know that God has prepared a place for us in glory yet you need a blessing now but keep walking. Why should you keep walking when you’re tired of being tired, sick of being sick, fed up with going to hell and back every day, angry enough to hit something because every time you get your bucket filled the bottom falls out or just plain sick and tired? Because I am declaring, right now, that our break of day is on the way! Yes ma’am, yes sir; I am declaring victory over finances, sickness, hurt, anger, pain, trials and tribulations. And if you don’t believe it, then excuse me while I talk to myself because I am decreeing on today that whatever tactics, games and temptations that the devil sends will not prosper against me! I am decreeing that whatever debt I have will be erased because I shall be the lender and not the borrower. I am decreeing that whatever sickness or disease that may try to attack my body won’t succeed. I am declaring that I will be victorious on MY journey. I am declaring that nothing, no not one thing that my enemies will even try to do to me will come to past. Yea, my night has lasted a while now but I’m not giving up. My storm may have even gotten stronger but I’m not giving up. I will, I shall and I must keep walking because I can see the day light peeking through the darkness. Oh, I feel this thang this morning because somebody is on the verge of giving up but you can’t because you’re almost there. Somebody is on the end of their cliff but hold on because your breakthrough is coming. Somebody is even thinking about ending it all but put an end to the foolishness and hold on because your change is coming. Yea, I simply stop by to interrupt you for just a few minutes to let you know that even though it seems like this is your darkest hour, you’ve got to keep walking because day is on the way!