Day Five: Prosperity in Hard Times

Grace and Peace be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus Christ. Today is day number FIVE! Congratulations! You are well on your way to victory. Just think, at the end of today, all you have on this journey is a day and a wake up. Well Done. Remember, do one day at a time.

Today, our guest blogger is Evangelist Sandra Huff. We are thrilled to have her submit her blog to us today. I know that her submission will encourage you. Thank you Sandra.

Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God, our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

We often think that when we experience difficulties, that we have veered away from the will of God. Or perhaps we have fallen from grace and somehow have lost our direction and made a mistake. This is often contrary to the will of God concerning us. In hard times we learn to see God, we grow stronger, and we are not easily discouraged by things we have conquered in past trials. (James 1:2-4)

Our faith is built-in challenges.

God Uses Our Suffering:

We learn to experience God’s grace; we learn about our own weaknesses. We learn how to lean on the strength of others, and if we are wise, we use this time to seek God’s face through his word. In the book of Jeremiah 28 KJV, Hananiah, the prophet, wanted to impress the people of God with a great prophecy. But his prophecy was false. He prophesied that the people of God were about to fall on good times and possess the land, and their enemies would be subdued.

God Has a Plan for prosperity in Our Suffering.

But God spoke to the true prophet Jeremiah and told him that Hananiah was a false prophet. God told Jeremiah that the people of God were going to suffer for several years, but during that time in captivity, he was going to prosper them and bless them, and they would come out of that situation better than when they went in.

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

We know that God is able to deliver us from evil and from difficulty, but he is also able to bring us through it and to strengthen us during it. So keep your focus on God when times are good and when times are difficult. Perhaps God is showing you how he can be your strength. Know this, our prosperity and success is not contingent upon our circumstances but is wholly dependent upon God’s grace, mercy, and power.

Three things to remember in difficulty,

Stay the Course.

God is Faithful.

God has a plan.

Yours in Christ,

Sandra K Huff