How To Thrive in Trying Times

A few months ago, I went to one of my favourite hang out spots and saw a once beautiful building, broken down, tattered and in a rebuilding process. Immediately, this building spoke to me symbolically about all of our lives. Sometimes in order for us to rebuild, we must first break down or tear down old, irrelevant structures. And like that building, now it has been rebuilt is a glorious edifice, God is rebuilding many of us by tearing down our false Gods, tearing us away from dead end jobs, toxic relationships, old and dysfunctional mind sets, so that He could rebuild us into His image of beauty, glory and grandeur fit for His use to bring glory and honour to His name.

So think it not strange the diverse temptations, trials and tests that you have been facing. Like that building which was under construction, God is masterfully rebuilding you so that your latter days may be greater than your former days. He wants to take you to higher heights and deeper depths in Him, and teach you that you must rely upon Him and Him alone if you truly are to inherit His promises to you. So, like a building under construction, He’s got to break you, mould you and shape you into the beautiful, magnificent you that He has destined you to be.

So if today you feel as if you are at your breaking point, know that God is rebuilding you. He wants to restore all that the canker worm has stolen. He wants you to live an abundant life, but He can not pour new wine into an old wine skin. Therefore, it is time for change. It is time for repentance. It is time for mind renewal and transformation.

Remember, your set backs are only set ups for your come back to inheriting the wonderful divine destiny that awaits you. So have no fear, the very people who are persecuting you now, back biting and ridiculing you, will bow before you. And like Joseph, you must have a forgiving heart and recognize that though they meant it for evil; God was using it for the good of all.

 Therefore, hold no resentment, bitterness, anger or grudge against your enemies/haters, but love them and provide for them when you are called upon to, and be holy as your Father in heaven is holy.

Remember, your steadfast faith in God, persistence, and perseverance determine your fulfilling your divine destiny. So be strong and of good courage as you persevere and persistently pursue your dreams and passions in life that God has planted on the inside of you.

As the global financial crisis looms, you may just be that Joseph in your community (regardless of your gender), your region or the world. Perhaps your trials and pitfalls have positioned you for such a time as this to create financial solutions for your community, region or the world. What gift is resident within you that may be called upon to solve our financial and global crises?

Consider yourself to be a solution, for remember God has given you the power to create wealth. It has been said that each of us has the capacity to become millionaires through at least two ideas which lay dormant within us. Will you allow your heavenly Father to stir up the gift within you that the financial strategies and insights that the world is currently seeking will be unlocked through you? Food for thought, but the answers to the world’s crises lie within each one of us; for there is nothing new under the sun. Your community, your region, the world awaits your solution. Will you rise to the challenge?