“Also I said to you, “I am the lord your God do not fear the gods of Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not obeyed my voice".
Judges 6:10 {NKJV}
Long age, we have been living a life of am less concerned about who God is and we have forgotten the wonderful things He has done from the ages past. Yes we are yarning for a perfect life in this world and it seems that we can handle our situations on our own. We absolutely believed that we can solve our problems without God. I wonder why you face some challenges that beyond your strength. Your daily encounters makes you lost memories about your maker and what He said concerning your life, thinking your problem is going to last forever and the probability to go into heart of worship is no more and life keep tormenting you.
Selves’ confidence has allowed a lot of people to suffered in the hands of strange gods on earth and never get direct definition to life and it quit difficult for them to run back to God because of self pride that leads to human destructions.
There was a man that has a lot of wealth and believed in his heart that he got the wealth by his own wisdom among is kindred, so he keep enjoying his life not knowing what may occur to him in a moment. But suddenly things changes as he did not planned and lives becomes unbearable for him and is dearly families. So, he started to lay his hands on is properties to sell one after the other to fill some gaps and by doing this, his situation is getting worst everyday. Then when he saw what is happening to him, he decides to commit suicide for people to see him as a beggar.
Finally, he embarked on a journey to a nearby village where nobody that knew him could see him to hang himself. When getting to execution area, he saw a man with a plantain leaves all around his body, thinking that how can this mad man be in this place and he was waiting to see what this man, he called mad man is going to do, while waiting, he saw this man so excited, wondering what cold makes him happy in this situations with home, children, even family. He must be a mad man indeed. Then he saw him going down on his kneel and said “lord God, almighty, I thank you for waking me up today and to see your glory upon the earth one more time and you don’t allow sickness to overcome me, though I know that I have no money, house, wife or children bit I believed in my heart when there is life in me, there is hope for me. But Oh lord remember me for good and your great blessing from above.
When he saw what this man, he called mad man was saying, he was surprised because he has home, wife and children only he has no money like before which prompted him wanting to commit suicide, so he quickly dropped the ropes on his hand and he also said “ God am sorry! Look at me, I have cloth on me, I have house which I leave in with my family, only I don’t have money like I used to, lord forgive me for been ungrateful son to you. And he went to meet the man he called mad man to embrace him and tell him today, you are not living in this place anymore and God did answered both of them because they recognized God in their situations and never allowed pride to gain power over them. You too can give God a chance to walk through your difficulties and give you a new life, a new hope and a new beginning because He love you and Satan hated you and is planning destruction for you. Now you have the option to choose to go back to God and worship him.
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