Jeremiah 29:11 KJV
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 
• DAILY READING –      1 John 1; 2 Chronicles 34; Psalm 89:19-37
Baby giraffes must be bewildered when they are born. The giraffe is the largest mammal that gives birth while standing up. Imagine how a baby giraffe must feel when it comes into the world.  Imagine it bouncing  on the ground from that great height, as his mother stands to birth him. He leaves the warm cushioned womb in which all his needs, comforts and security were provided, and finds himself bouncing unto a hard, cold, ground. As if that is not bad enough as he struggles to his knees, Mother Giraffe begins “persuading” him to stand up, by giving him a swift kick to prod him to faster action.  No sooner does he reach his feet than Mama delivers a booming kick that knocks the baby giraffe back down. Imagine the confusion the baby giraffe must be going through. First kicked to make him stand up, then kicked back down! That process is repeated several times because mother Giraffe knows that the only chance for survival her baby has is to be able to quickly get up and move out of harm’s way. Yes, kicking the baby up and down seems like a strange way to show love, but for a mother giraffe it is the ultimate expression of love as she  prepares her baby for the kind of world he would face, a world where he would be pursued up and down by predators; a world where his survival depended greatly on his swiftness. 

In Isaiah 48:10 God says ‘Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.’

God uses the challenges and trials that come our way to prepare us for where He is taking us to. If adversities come, realize that God uses such experiences to refine and train you. Storms do not come to break you, but rather to make you. When faced with challenges ask yourself what God’s will and purpose is. God does not bring temptations to us, but even when the enemy does, God uses those experiences to refine us and make us better. 

Whatever comes our way, God always causes all things to work together for our good. 

In Jeremiah 29:11 God says ‘For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.’

Indeed God has an expected end in mind for us. That end is glory. Therefore we must learn to align our thoughts to His. It doesn’t what challenges may face you, never forget that you have God on your side. And if God be for you, who can be against you?

Even when you do not believe in yourself, God believes in you, because He knows His abilities in you, He knows that in Christ you can do all things, He knows you are stronger, better and greater than you ever imagined; after all He created you. God is committed to manifesting His glory embedded in you..  He is watching over you to fulfill His Word. So cooperate with The Spirit of God as He begins to train you and lead you into your greater destiny. And never forget, whatever situation you may face today, God is working it all out for your good. He will never leave you nor forsake you, till He sees His glory manifested in you. 

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to learn the things you are teaching today, so that I can be prepared to ascend the throne you have prepared for me tomorrow. Thank You Lord for causing all things to work together  for my good in Jesus Name. . .  

QUOTE 

God is preparing you for the season He prepared your breakthrough. – WORDBITE 222.  

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