WEEK SIX OF THE BIBLE IN 90 DAYS CHALLENGE – PLUS A TESTIMONY

This week has brought me a lot of trials and tribulations. I had to write one of the hardest posts on my website to date. I put my pride aside and reached out for help from my readers, visitors, friends, and family. The amount of support, encouraging words, and prayers that have been coming in has been amazing. I get emotional just thinking about all of the love that has been shown to me this week. Just went I thought that I had hit rock bottom, I said a prayer and released all of my problems and stresses to God. I asked Him “may Your will be done.” I took out of my hands what I had no control over and put them into His hands and He has shown me an unconditional love this week by blessing me through others.

“But I have trusted in Your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance. I will sing to the Lord because He has treated me generously.”

- Psalm 13: 5-6 (Christian Standard Bible)

So many times in the past I use to ask God for help. When He didn’t deliver when I thought He should, or if He didn’t answer my prayers the exact way I thought they should be answered, I would take my problems back into my own hands and try to solve them myself. I can guarantee you that this was the wrong thing to do, because time-and-time again He showed me that I am not greater than Him and that no matter how hard I tried I would never outdo Him. Because of my lack of faith I kept putting myself in a box; painting myself into a corner I had no way of getting out of.

This time, I learned my lesson. I prayed to God and then I released my problems to Him and asked Him to take care of me the way I knew that only He could take care of me. Jesus said:

And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

- Matthew 21:22 (Christian Standard Bible)

This week has been one of my best weeks in a long time because I didn’t shed not one tear over my financial situation. I didn’t feel one wave of panic over my financial situation. I didn’t loose one hour of sleep over my financial situation. I didn’t take my financial situation back into my own I hands. I let go and let God step in and He is taking care of me. My rent is almost covered and I’m working on my other bills. He has been sending blessings to me left and right and I know that He loves me and will never forsake me in any of my times of need.

I have learned an amazing lesson this week:

“The trouble that I am going through right now isn’t to destroy me but to make me stronger than I was before.”

This has been an amazing week for me, and I want everyone to share in the comments three things God has blessed you with this week. I’m a little behind in my reading, but I am catching up and am doubling up on days. I hope that those of you who are joining me in this challenge is persevering. Don’t feel discouraged or overwhelmed. If you need any type of encouraging words, please let me know.