BELIEVING IN YOURSELF

This week has been an extreme test of faith in so many ways. My family has faced countless challenges and God has kept us through them all. As my faith grew stronger and I was determined not to break, I found that He was giving me unbelievable peace in the midst of the fiery trials. But as I continued on in faith and relying on His strength, I found that He was also sending magnificent blessings our way. The blessings that were unfolding were undoubtedly His doing, something that we just could not manufacture on our own. Yet, one particular blessing came my way this week and I questioned it. I questioned if I should take on this work and if I would be able to perform it on the level I was expected to. Part of my questioning was because there was too much going on, part of it was because I was stressed beyond belief, and part of it was because I had begun to doubt my own ability.

I prayed long and hard over this blessing to make sure it was for me and that I was supposed to take it on. After praying and receiving confirmation, I did what I needed to do, requested the support of a few people close to me and in the end the blessing turned out even better than I originally thought it would. What I have learned through it all is if He places something in our path that He wants us to do, it's not for us to question it. He will equip us with every resource, strength, and ability that we need to manifest it. He will never allow us to do a work that we are not thoroughly equipped for. It also brought back to mind a word that I heard on the radio earlier this week. The DJ said when we question whether or not we are good enough to accomplish or perform something, we are in effect questioning if He made us good enough. We start saying 'but God what about this and what about that' and we focus on our shortcomings instead of His grace. We essentially question how good God made us. Well He doesn't make a faulty product, and He doesn't make mistakes. My husband always says "Believe in who you say you believe in," well we also must believe in ourselves too, because if we don't how strong is our faith really?


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C. MICHELLE RAMSEY