Dear friend, it's a pleasure that we're meeting up again here, but I didn't came along with myself alone, I'm actually here with a beautiful package for the weekend grooving..
Yes now you can smile 😊..
But before I unpacked, I have a sweet coated word for you.
He's me saying that a new chapter of your life is about to be opened. God is about to usher you into a season that will exceed everything you have imagined.
Yes, you may have been locked out, locked in, rejected, forgotten, misunderstood. It may feel like your life is not progressing and the only thing increasing is your age. You may have been overwhelmed recently. It feels like the weight of your life has become too heavy for you to handle.
And the enemy has been laughing, thinking he has gotten the best of you. But God wants you to know today that a new chapter of your life is about to be opened.
Think about Esther. A young Jewish woman, an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, taken into the king's palace, and later became queen. And God used her to save her people.
Think about David. Forgotten in the field, taking care of his father's sheep. When the prophet came to anoint a king, they did not even mention his name. In such a special moment, they overlooked him. But when the anointing could not rest on any of his brothers, Samuel asked, "Are these all your sons?" And Jesse said, "There remains one, but he is in the field."
And I love what Samuel said, "We will not sit down until he arrives."
That will be your testimony.
In the places where you were rejected and hated, as it is written in Isaiah 61:7, God will give you double honor, and instead of shame, you will rejoice in your portion.
Think about Gideon. Hiding in the winepress, running from the very enemy he was destined to confront, and the angel of the Lord called him, "Mighty man of valor." He could not recognize himself, but God saw who he was becoming, and God gave him victory.
Think about Jephthah. Rejected by his own family, sent away, but later the same people came back and asked him to lead them. And he became their deliverer.
Think about Mary. A young virgin living an ordinary life, and suddenly heaven stepped into her story. From being unknown, she became the one who carried our Savior.
I can go on and on. Think about Daniel. Think about Joseph. Think about Peter, a mere fisherman. By human standards, he had no future. But Jesus called him. Yes, he denied Jesus, but that was not the end of his story. The same man who was afraid stood and preached, and about three thousand souls were added.
Friend, your chapter is not over, you shouldn't feel relaxed or hopeless. Your story is not over.
Don't let the lies of the enemy convince you that your life is worthless, that God cannot use you, or that God cannot do what He has said concerning you.
Just because things are hard right now does not mean that is how it will remain. Something is going to change for you.
If you are seeing this message, it is because God wants you to know that your season is about to shift.
But how ready are you?
Are you prepared, or are you still living in the past? Are you still holding on to yesterday's mistakes? Are you still blaming yourself for what happened and refusing to move forward?
This is your new season, and I pray that you will not miss it.
The Bible says in Psalm 102:13, "You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come."
Friend, your set time has come. This is your season. Do not be distracted.
There is something I have learned. When you are closest to your moment of victory, that is when the battle becomes the most intense. The enemy will send discouragement, disappointment, anything to weaken your spirit and make you speak against your own life.
But do not fall into that trap. Be sensitive.
A woman about to give birth will go through intense pain, but she knows that if she pushes through, there will be life on the other side.
Keep pushing through. Don't stop now. Give it more. Try again. Stay in the process. God will bring you into victory.
So I pray in the name of Jesus that you will not miss your season. May the hand of God rest upon you. You will bring forth what God has placed inside you. You will become all that God has created you to be. And you will not miss your season in the name of Jesus.
Every spirit of discouragement and disappointment, I rebuke it. Your life will move from glory to glory in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
thanks for stopping by, it's your handsome friend John Petra you're reading from!