Faith

Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and there are many people who are ALREADY depressed about the fact that they are single and not in a relationship. I’m here to let you in on a little secret…..Valentine’s Day is ONLY ONE DAY!! Just because you are not married or not in a relationship…it is NOT the end of the world. TRUST ME….you WILL survive! Take the day to enjoy YOU. If you’re a female….treat yourself to a day at the spa with a manicure/pedicure and a massage. Get your hair done. Go to the mall and buy a new dress. Grab some of your single friends and catch dinner and a movie. If you don’t feel like doing any of that….take the day and just RELAX. Either way….don’t be sad, depressed and upset because YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

If being alone on Valentine’s Day isn’t your issue, you might be dealing with the fact that you are going through a tough time in your life and you feel that God has totally forgotten about you. I’m here to encourage you in the fact that God has NOT forgotten about YOU. He knows ALL ABOUT YOU and about EVERYTHING that you are going through. There is an END DATE to the pain. EVERY STORM MUST END. God is your Father and HE LOVES YOU. Don’t let the enemy STEAL your joy and get you to thinking that God has left you all alone.

Isaiah 54:10 (MSG) says, “‘For even if the mountains walk away and the hills fall to pieces, My love won’t walk away from you,my covenant commitment of peace won’t fall apart.’ The God who has compassion on you says so.”

TESTIMONY TIME: the first car that I got was a 1987 Ford Escort and it was a HOOPTY. It would break down on me at the most inconvenient times and even on highways and other random places. There was no A/C in it so it was SUPER HOT in the summer.  It was the WORST. But, I was thankful for it because I paid for it with just $600 of my hard earned money; and I had even paid an additional $500 to get it painted black (it was an ugly two-toned light blue and navy blue when I first bought it). While I was riding around in my hoopty, tons of people were getting BRAND NEW cars and I just stayed excited about the car that I had. I only had that Escort for about 8 months because it eventually DIED on me. After the Ford Escort, I graduated….a LITTLE. I then purchased a 1992 Oldsmobile Delta 88 car. It was a small step up in the fact that I had power windows and the A/C worked….some of the time. The car wasn’t perfect….but I was still THANKFUL for it. That car eventually DIED. At that moment I was in the crossroads. Family members were telling me to just get a car that would take me from Point A to Point B. I did NOT want a car that would take me from A to B. I wanted to travel ALL THE WAY to Z! Lol! I was ready for a BRAND NEW car. After having 2 used cars,  I wanted to get something that NO ONE owned. I went to the car dealer to get a new car and the salesman assured me that I would NOT be able to get into a BRAND NEW vehicle without a co-signer. I was young and had NO credit at all and they were NOT going to take a chance on me. I left that car dealer and went to another dealer and asked if they could help me. The salesman assured me that they had some deals that were going to come in during President’s Day weekend in February. This was early January so I had to wait an ENTIRE 6 weeks to get my new vehicle. For that 6 weeks ALL I DID WAS PRAISE. I would be riding in the car saying, “Praise You Lord for my BRAND NEW 2005 CHEVY MALIBU!” I would repeat that OVER and OVER and OVER…..EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!! On Saturday, February 19,2005, the salesman from the Chevrolet dealer called and said, “Christian, I have GOOD news for you. You were APPROVED. You can come and get the car TODAY!” I was OVERWHELMED with JOY and THANKSGIVING to God because I was getting a BRAND NEW 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. It was a HUGE deal for me because God blessed me with that car as a result of MY FAITH. I BELIEVED GOD. I didn’t care what ANYONE said….I was getting a BRAND NEW CAR with NO-COSIGNER. God worked it ALL out. He can do the SAME thing for you. ONLY BELIEVE!