Daily Devotional – 1/18/13 “This may be just for me!”

But if you’re still hanging on to yesterday’s devotional because today seems even harder, still hold on. Yea, I know you probably got paid this week and you still don’t have any money in the bank, bill collectors still calling, children still begging, cable still off, car note still late and cell phone bill is hanging on by God’s grace but be still! I know you’re asking, “How can I possibly be still when all the crap is hitting the fan,” but didn’t I tell you that your darkest period is just before your day break? Well let me rephrase that so that you’ll understand it better … Your darkest time is just before your breakthrough. (I’ll give you a minute to shout). See, just when you feel like things can’t get worse, they might. Just when you think that bad luck is all you got, something else happens. Just when you feel like you’re at your wits end, it extends. And just when you think you’ve taken all you can take something else is added to you. However, you’re still standing which means all of the hell you’re going through is just a test of God’s faith and trust system (FATS). Yea! See, when God tested Job, He tested Job’s faith in Him. When He allowed the woman with an issue of blood to deal with her illness 12 years, He tested her faith. When He allowed Lazarus to die, He tested Mary’s faith in Him. When He told the blind man to go and wash his eyes in order to see again, He tested his faith in Him. So, you aren’t alone in this thang, you’re simply being tested. Oh and believe me when I say, I know exactly how hard the test is because I’m taking mine now. So, in the midst of my test I stopped by today to give you some pointers while taking yours.

It doesn’t take much to get through your storm but you’ve got to stop complaining, whining, and being angry. Yea, I know you want to go and get your hair and nails done, grab a bite to eat with your friends, pay your bills on time or maybe even shop a little but you might not be able to right now but just hold on. Get yourself back on track by setting guidelines and a budget until you are able to do all those things but don’t feel sorry about yourself because you can’t. And please don’t think that I’m able to tell you all these things because I got it all together because baby I’m struggling too; I just don’t look like my problem. Why, because I refuse to be defeated. So, I’ll wash my own hair, paint my own nails and dust off a few of the clothes I haven’t worn in a while and keep it pushing until my change comes and my storm ends. Don’t give up, just hold on! God hasn’t left you, He’s simply waiting until your test is over and in doing so He placed people, like me, around you to give you some assistance when you may need a little help. So, take this small dose of devotion and walk on. Your breakthrough is coming and this is your study time, so stop rushing it because you may not be prepared for it yet.