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The Worst Time

 The Worst Time 



2 days ago, as I was praying, I said to the LORD that this was the worst time for my house to have a fire. It is winter, construction costs high and getting hire, interest rates are still high and before I could had more to the list Holy Spirit interrupted. He said that actually this was the perfect time. He reminded me of the 2 times in my life that God provided for me the most. 

The first when I was going to college and didn’t know how I was going to pay for it. I had no hope for a scholarship yet God gave me one that I didn’t even apply for. We farmed and that year we had a horrible drought and most of our crops were on sandy soil with no irrigation but we had the best year we ever had. 

The second time was during the great recession in 08 when I lost my job and there wasn’t a job to replace it. The Lord provided a bunch of small jobs and other people to provide money to cover every bill and more. I was so blessed that I friend I worked with still comments on how much more blessed I was during that time than when I had the job I lost. 

Next the Holy Spirit reminded me of Elijah on Mount Carmel having the water poured on the sacrifice 3 times. Next, He reminded me of Gideon who when facing about 135 thousand with just 32 thousand God said that Gideon had too many men and reduced his army down to 300. 

I felt that what the LORD was speaking to me in that moment was that HE likes to work in what I call impossibilities. So, this is not the worst time for me to have this happen it is the perfect time.  Not only will we survive this but God will cause us to thrive through this. If God took care of the children of Israel in the wilderness for 40 years after they had disobeyed against HIM how much more will HE take care of me and my family? 

I can honestly say that everyday since December 5th the LORD has given my family a miracle. It may be a small in the eyes of some but for me a miracle is a miracle regardless of the size because it isn’t something that just naturally happens. Yes, there is still a long way to go. Yes, the need is great and yes, I have no clue how exactly the repair work is going to get paid for or when. What I do know is that the LORD is going to do it. We are not just going to survive through this but going to be made to thrive through this. 

If you don’t have Jesus, I don’t know how you make it because I sure couldn’t. I don’t know if I would be alive right now and if I was, I doubt that I would be in my right mind. If all I had to rely on was me, people and natural things I would be in such a depression I would never get out or my mind would have just snapped because I would have no hope. I don’t have the ability, naturally, to overcome this. The insurance coverage isn’t near enough; I don’t have enough money nor make enough money to pay for the work that is needed. Like Gideon, in the natural I feel outnumbered 450 to 1.  That is not the best time to go battle being out numbered like that. It would be the worst time to go to battle and expect to win in the natural.

YET, being one who has been saved by and through Jesus, adopted in to the family of God, it is always the best time. If you have been born again there is no such thing as worst time. If you aren’t born again, I don’t see how you ever have a best time BUT right now IS the BEST time for you to repent, confess, believe and receive God’s forgiveness for your sins. To except the wonderful love, grace and mercy of God given to us through Jesus death, burial and resurrection. 

 

 

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