“Has he ever promised and not carried it through” Numbers23:19 NLT
What do you do first when you are faced with challenges? Many times we complain and tend to think that God has forsaken us. I understand it might be a pressing situation but is that enough to doubt the ability of God to bring you out?
God said He will never leave us no forsake us. That gives us the confidence to say he is our helper. (Ref Hebrews 13:5-6) Has God ever promised something and not carried it through? So why do you begin to doubt God now?
I’m reminded of a story in the Bible, in Matthew16. Jesus was with his disciples and he warned them against the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees by talking about yeast. The disciples didn’t get it and so they thought Jesus was referring to the fact that they had no bread. Jesus responded, “Why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? O you [men, how little trust you have in Me, how] little faith! Do you not yet discern (perceive and understand)? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many [[a]small hand] baskets you gathered? Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many [[b]large provision] baskets you took up? How is it that you fail to understand that I was not talking to you about bread?” Matthew16:8-11 AMP. Jesus couldn’t understand how the disciples could even consider lack of bread an issue if they were present during those miracles. In Shona we call that “Kukanganwa chazuro nehope” simply meaning forgetting about what happened yesterday with a night’s sleep.
Many of us find ourselves in this predicament. We forget all the times God came through for us before. God is the creator of Heaven and Earth. Is anything too big for Him? The next time you are faced with a challenge, do not despair! Count your blessings and begin to remind yourself of the great things God has done for you in the past. He brought you out in the past, so He will bring you out again.
Stay Blessed
