The road will not be smooth through and through...

Have you ever faced a mountain you felt was so great such that it was insurmountable?

Have you ever had a challenge you thought could never be sorted out or a puzzle you concluded could never be solved?

Have you ever travelled a road you thought would never end?

Have you ever been in a sore state which you felt had gone on too long to ever come to an end?

Can you relate with the above? Yes, right?

Now, try to recall what happened at the end of those challenging circumstances? Can you recall that some light evolved at the end of the seemingly unending tunnel(s)? Think about it... Light suddenly approached out of the dark, isn't it?

"Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the Morning" (Psalms 30:5)

One beautiful twist I have come to realize about life is that irrespective of the down moments; irrespective of the challenges; irrespective of our life puzzles; irrespective of the mountainous journeys we find ourselves... There is always light at the end of the tunnel!!!

So I call you up to strength to hold through the dark seasons because we understand that it is a part of the process. Even Jesus had to be crucified before He was glorified. The Scriptures also remind us that - "In the midst of the most opposition abounds the most grace" (Romans 5:20); Let us draw on the grace of God in those dark times and hold on till we get to the end of the tunnel where we inherit the promises given us by God.

We were not called to an unchallenging walk, NO!
 The road has lots of challenges but these present sufferings are nothing when compared to the glory that is set ahead of us (Romans 8:18).

See you at the other end of the tunnel.

Acknowledgment of Every Good Thing in YOU

That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus (Philemon 1:6)

Are you still facing those dreadful challenges and sins?

We have considered and arrived at the conclusion that- in Christ, our forgiveness is certain the moment we confess our sins. We also understand that our nature as born again children of God is the nature of God for we are the righteousness of God in Christ.

Now we move to the acknowledgment of the good things deposited in us in Christ which is also known as confession(s). One needs to learn to acknowledge these truths, speak them loudly and openly as we pace the floor reminding our inner ears and hearts that irrespective of the evident, the words of God which we speak represent our true selves in Christ.

See some of my confessions below:

And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any more, but your eyes will constantly behold your Teacher. And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left' (Isaiah 30:20 – The Amplified Translation)

I am taught how to live right and well. I am shown what to do and where to go (Isaiah 48:17b – The Message Translation)

As we study scriptures daily, the words God speak to our hearts should be documented somewhere and recited daily to our inner ears and hearts. By continuing in this, we are able to birth and give evidence to these words. 

Even David did same with Laban’s flocks, by placing the streaked sticks before the lambs as they came to drink by the well which was also where they had intercourse (communion). Going forward, everything those sheep birthed looked like what had been placed before them – Lambs with streaks. 

You will only produce according to that which has been placed before your inner ears and hearts... what are you placing before them today?