Psalm 41:10-11 ‘But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, And raise me up, that I may requite them. By this I know that thou favourest me, Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.’

DAILY READING; Mark 2; 2 Samuel 4-5; Daniel 2:24-49

A. A. Allen was a charismatic and controversial revivalist, who was known as ‘the boldest of the bold’ amongst his peers and loved by thousands of his followers.
Born in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, in 1911, he grew up in a very dysfunctional home, that negatively affected his childhood and upbringing.
In the book, ‘God’s Man of Faith and Power’ he is quoted as saying ‘By the time I was twenty-one, I was a nervous wreck. I couldn’t get a cigarette to my lip with one hand. . I was a confirmed drunkard.”
After serving a jail sentence for stealing corn in the midst of the depression, he thought of himself as “an ex-jailbird drifting aimlessly through life.” It was at this point that Allen encountered God and surrendered to Christ.
Licensed by the Assemblies of God as a minister in 1936 began an effective evangelistic ministry at a small church in Colorado. Over the years, his ministry expanded and rapidly grew.
As Allen’s fame grew, so did opposition. At the height of his ministry success, his enemies slandered Allen relentlessly such that A. A. Allen considered himself the most persecuted preacher in the world. The Assemblies of God were not happy with the continual stream of criticism.
The straw that broke the camel’s back was in the fall 1955, when he was arrested for drunken driving while conducting a revival in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The charges were believed to be trumped up as R.W. Schambach, who was traveling with him at the time, testified that he was in the car the night he was arrested and that Allen was by no means under the influence of alcohol. Nevertheless, the bad press did great harm to his ministry and reputation. Ultimately he was forced to withdraw from the Assemblies of God denomination and Voice of Healing network.
However, what the enemy means for harm can often work for good. In the midst of persecution, Allen launched the Miracle Revival Fellowship, which licensed ministers and supported missions. Five hundred ministers were licensed in its first ordination. During this time he also began publishing the Miracle Magazine, which boasted two hundred thousand paid subscribers by the end of 1956. In January of 1958, he established the International Miracle Revival Training Camp for ministers near Tombstone, Arizona. He was given 1,250 acres of land and called it “Miracle Valley.” In 1960, he built a four thousand seat church auditorium.
Throughout the late 1950’s, great public controversy continued to surround Allen, as well as hostile persecution, yet he pressed on. The miraculous followed his preaching in unprecedented forms with unheard of signs and wonders that established him as a foremost revivalist in his generation.

Certainly, your misery can be turned into your ministry.
When you face tough times, have the perspective that God can bless you in the valley. As you stay in faith, God can turn that battlefield into your blessing field. What should have defeated you is going to increase you. You’re going to come out better.
As long as you are walking in line with God, anytime a door closes, start expecting new doors of greater opportunities to open.
Don’t give in to negative emotions and allow them to keep you from God’s blessings and promotion. Fix your eyes on Jesus and not on the negativity.
How we respond to issues determines whether we are beaten or blessed, whether we are victims or victors..
People may attack you, but don’t let their negative actions determine the outcome of your life. No matter what anyone did to you, you can put it behind you and rise from the ashes.
Life is not always fair, but God is able to give you beauty in the place of ashes.. You may not understand everything that happens, but trust that God is always at work in your life.
Proverbs says, “The steps of a good person are ordered by the Lord”.
The fact that you encounter a valley, is not always because you’ve done anything wrong. It could be because the valley is a necessary passage to your mountaintop.
It’s an opportunity for you to go to a higher level.
But though you may sometimes walk through the valley of the shadow of death, ahead, God has prepared a table for you in the presence of your enemies.
As you stay in faith and keep praising God, surely, your cup is about to run over with blessings!
What was meant to stop you will become materials for your promotion. They will be used to push you forward, and become instrumental in causing you to unleash your greatest potentials and reach your highest victories..

PRAYER;
Lord, please help me to always fix my eyes on promises in Your Word and not on problems. I bless and praise You for I know that even right now, You are turning everything around for my good in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE;
When we fight by God’s help we are sure of victory. WORDBITE 222

Shalom!

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