God’s timing is the best timing.
I am who I am because of what I went through.
Why should I doubt when he always comes through?
Keeping faith is becoming very hard in this world we live in. Life seems stagnant, and nothing seems to be going right, and I totally understand. It is hard to hold onto God’s promise when all we see are our losses and our pain but one thing for sure is that the Lord I serve always comes through and he is never late. I came from a very tough place where I had no other choice but to hope and trust in Jesus Christ. I often felt left behind because all my friends seemed to have everything all figured out when I at times had no idea how I was going to come back from school.
The sad thing about my situation was that some of my friends thought everything was going great for me, the only people who truly knew how my family was struggling financially were quite a few and most of those people could barely help. With all this going on the best we could do as a family was pray and we prayed hard. I would often feel like God could not hear our cries of help and that he could not see our tears because why were we suffering?
There is this saying that says that “EVERY SETBACK IS A SETUP FOR A COMEBACK” and my life is a true testimony of that. Every single time I have felt like I have been falling behind and not progressing in life God has always shocked me with something way better than what I had been expecting. An example of that is my family relocating to the United States. No one ever thought that this could happen, but Jehovah does not think and operate like us mere humans. Another thing about God is that he does not do things in stages because he is God. When he led us to the United States, he did not leave us, and his word clearly states in Deuteronomy 31:8 that “it is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
It can be scary when you move to a place you have never heard of and know no one there but if God says go, he has a plan. The Lord was on our side, and he still is. Moving to Spokane was a life changer for me and my family but one thing we did not do and will never do is get too comfortable. We know what situation we came from back home and that motivates all of us to stay on top of everything.
I am proud to say that my sisters and I are all honor students and that we are all involved in the community and participate in extra-curricular activities. Everything we do has a purpose, and thanks to God I am going to be serving as Shadle Park’s 2025-26 ASB President and the First Miss Juneteenth Spokane whilst my sister is going to be serving at the Class of 2027 Vice-President, these achievements are theoretically impossible knowing that we have only been at the school for a year but all things are possible with God. The Lord Our God did not only bring us out of the depths of financial hardships, but he also stayed with us and continues to work within us.
As humans we are weak, and we possess no strength so we should put our hope in Jesus Christ and let him use his Strength in us for if God is for us who can be against us? (Romans 8:31). I have tried doing things my way but trust me I have always went back crying to God and as the loving and forgiving father he is, he welcomes me back. I am unashamed to say that Jesus Christ is my only Lord and Savior.
God bless you all and Glory to God.