"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you". (Matthew 6:33) The more I follow God with all of me, the more I see Him taking care of me. When I learned true surrender, I saw the gates of provision open up to me and for me more and more. Once I decided to follow God totally, I allowed Him to truly guide my path. Although I hit some rough spots and times of self-doubt, I continued to follow God. I continued to be obedient to what He told me to do, because I knew that He told me to do it. I can remember years ago-when I was a new mom-I thought my own efforts were all I needed to stay ahead in life. I would work either 50 to 60 hours a week on one job, or I would work 40 hours week on one job, and then go work 20 hours a week on a part-time job. I truly thought that in order for myself and my daughter to make it, I had to work as hard as my body would allow me to. And as long as I wasn't listening to what God was trying to tell me during this time, He allowed me to pretty much run myself down completely. In recent years though, the more I began to seek out a better way-an easier way-to make it, the more God began to speak to me, about His plans for my life. He was able to speak to me about these plans this time, because I was now open to hearing and listening to what He was saying. I was now open to what He was saying because, I had seen where my own efforts had gotten me-NOWHERE!
It was during this time that I learned how truly important it was to make the right decisions in life. I say this because it was through my own faulty decision-making that I was working 60 hours a week on one job or two combined. It was also through my own faulty decision-making that I made up my mind to "do everything on my own", while raising Chastity. Unfortunately, it was also through my own faulty decision-making, that I continued to miss the will of God, leading me to much more problems in finances. And the more I struggled in financial bondage, the more I saw myself going around the same mountain (Joyce Meyer), never really progressing anywhere in life. But now (and in recent years), I know that God will take care of me. But, I had to allow Him to do so though. I had to follow His will, while surrendering my own. I had to be obedient to His instructions for my life. "I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you". (Isaiah 46:4)
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