Wilma and I.pngI am so glad to be finally forcing time out of myself to get to this space again. I have longed to reflect and document such an incredible season.  It is often easy to remember the days when you have trusted God  to do something significant in your life and what you expect does not happen at the time when you expect it.  It is easy to remember just how much God has “disappointed” you in your time of need, and forget what He has promised you. During rough times we often forget that He says in Isaiah 40 “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not be faint”

Today I want to dwell a little in the power of small beginnings because that is where the magic (the miracle of faith) lives.  Small beginning are  what the story of faith that is like a mustard seed is about. Often we find ourselves in positions where we have tried everything and it feels easier to give up; but faith as small as a mustard seed is about planting even in the rainless seasons and trusting God for just enough water for your seed to bear fruits. We must take time and nurture the seed regardless of  the season. There may not be much water nor sunshine but when you diligently take care of your plant even at the most impossible times you are showing faith in your small beginning.  The patience we show, the time we invest  trusting a small beginning is very much a measure of our faith.

I am the busiest and happiest I have ever been in a long time, this is after almost 2 years of recognizing the need to go back and start again, no matter how small the start will be.  There have been challenges and will probably continue to be. The strong conviction I have and belief in the empty idea of a shell covering a dream is what has given life to the fruits I am starting to see. Fruits that may not be much but are much to me because I saw the shell to which it was conceived.  The dry seasons have come but the smallest faith kept this fire burning.  A dream truly rest upon the shoulders of a dreamer,  that is why it is your faith that will carry it forward. Scripture tells us that “with the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day.” This means giving up cannot be an option because the day you are waiting for could just be today even if it seemed impossible in the start of your day. God turns our mourning into dancing not for our own glory but for the glory of His name.

I have seen the hand of God in my life, His provision in times of need,  His encouragement, nod of reassurance in times of confusion and His grace and kindness all the time.  When I wrote the vision down 2 years ago, I did not really know what I meant but I knew that it was right. The past 2 years have seen the refinement of it. I wrote it down and made it clear like the bible tells us. This is how I know that it is right when I see it come to pass. Lord you have answered to so many of my dreams, I delight in the leadership position you hold in my life.  I am singing Your praises because I know it is only the beginning of Your works in me.

Thank you for being the God who completes what He has started.  Thank you for your faithfulness. I praise you not only for the things You have done but for the things you will do.  You have given me conviction to make the hardest decisions because You know best what I need. I am  appreciating a season of grace, a season of answered prayers.  There will never be enough words to write or say but I am thankful because “I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

As I retire for today, let me leave you with this quote by Ernest Agyemang Yeboah “No noble opportunity is small. Mind small opportunities with noble traits, though they may seem quite uncanny at first sight; in the mind, you shall wonder!”

ChurchGirl

LM.