Stay Tuned

"I was persecuted into position, into purpose". (Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts) For many years, I thought that when something did not go my way, that it was the end of that very situation. But, I had to learn that just because something may not work out the way I had planned it to did not mean that it was the end of that very thing. Some things had to be developed within me first, before fruition of other things could occur. God was still working behind the scenes of my life to ready me for what He had in store for me. He was still orchestrating what it was that He had already predestined to occur. And as a result of this fact, God had to tell me to "stay tuned". He was telling me to "stay tuned" because there was so much more to my story than I could have ever imagined. He was making and molding me into what He had already ordained for me to become.

There were times when I would fight God on every turn. I kept saying, "I will not be made over! I will not be humbled! I am not that person! I am not who you have called me to be! I just want to stop hurting! I just want things to finally just work out!" And the reason that I was saying these things was because I had so many questions about His plans for me, as well as, the negative outcomes of the plans that I had laid for myself. "How could you allow me to become so broken? How could you allow this thing not to work out?" These are all questions that I would ask God. And because of the fact that all I was seeing in my life was pain and disappointment, I honestly felt like God did not really know me, or even loved me. I mean how could He if He continued to allow so many promising plans to just turn sour? How could He just sit back and watch me only reap sorrow and regret? But the entire time, God was saying, "Stay tuned".

But the more I saw myself struggle as a result of the decisions that I was making, the more I began to see just how God had been molding me and developing me to become the exact person that He had planned for me to become. I began to seek Him more and more; I began to see that there was a pattern (Pastor Ana Sweet) that God was utilizing in my life. He was-in fact using all of my pain for my story, and for His good. He was-in fact-there for me as I stayed up night after night, crying-barely able to make it through the day, or even the next day. He really was faithful to me when I was at my lowest points. He really was telling me to "stay tuned" for whom I would become for His name. And as He did it for me, He is doing the very same for you! Don't get discouraged or defeated when the pain simply won't stop! Don't become so bitter that you turn away from God! Instead, let the experiences and His love make you better! Instead, realize that the suffering is only temporary, God has not taken His hand off of you! He is just simply telling you to, "stay tuned"!

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