Whitnee's journey with Christ

🎶 I almost gave up 
I was right at the edge of a breakthrough 
But I couldn’t see it 

The devil really had me 
But Jesus came and grab ne
And He held me close, so I wouldn’t let go 
God’s mercy kept me so I wouldn’t let go 

So I’m here today because God kept me
I’m alive today only because Of His grace
Oh, He kept me, God kept me, He kept me
So I wouldn’t let go 🎶 

Lyrics from I Almost Let Go by Kurt Carr 

Every now and again when I’m going through some things, I listen to that song. It brings such peace and understanding and helps me to stay grounded and in prayer. So often the trials of life will make us want to give up but we know anything in life worth keeping is worth fighting for.

So once I learned to step aside and accepted the fact that although things are not alright at the moment, my family and I were going to be alright. I wanted so many things to happen according to “my plan” but God revealed things to me in His timing and He told me to trust Him.

Often times as children of God we pray but when the prayer is not answered when or how we want it we grow impatient. We may not physically say it but it shows in the way we pray, in the way we trust, and in the way we hope.

So learning how to be content in God’s timing we know doesn’t come over night so the Bible tells us to:

And when we do that then….

As we race against our own clocks sometimes we forget that God does not work according to our schedule or at the pace we would want Him to work- but He does so according to His will. God has a purpose for everything under the sun. It’s when we tap into that trust we realize we have nothing to worry about.

So some of you may or may not know my family and I have been trying to go through the home buying process. There have plenty of times that I wanted to give up but so many times Jasmine would tell me “you are almost there, keep going.” If only she knew how much I wanted to just bop her over her head-but I’m glad I didn’t. God was using her to encourage me.

The Bible tells us that God will never leave us nor forsake us. So He knows all about what we are going through and He asks us to trust Him.

So even when it seems like when everything is going wrong; trust God because He is working it out for your good.

We have to praise God in advance. We have to thank Him for already working things out. We have to ask for strength to endure what it is that we must face. But again remember we won’t have to face life alone.

I’m using a lot of visual aids thanks to the various encouraging accounts on Instagram but it is my hope that you see what God is saying to us.

There may be one reading today’s message that are almost at a breaking point- I’ve been there several times BUT knowing what God has for me is for me kept me going.

This morning I want us to pray this prayer together.

Don’t let anyone or anything stand in your way. God has something in store for you-trust Him. Don’t let the enemy steal what God has for you.

Simply stated:

Call on the name of Jesus. He will answer by and by. He is mighty and He won’t fail you.