When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

What happens when God says wait? Right now the whole world is on a pause. We all have plans that have now been cancelled. We all have dreams that may not come through the way we want. People are still having weddings but have had to rearrange their entire wedding plans. People are still working but some are at home wishing their loved ones disappeared. Life is still going on but so many lives are ending. This is a year that no one will ever forget. 100 years from now, the year 2020 will be in history books still as one of the worst epidemics in history. The moment we are living in now is forever a part of history. We all have had to stop. We all have had to reflect on our lives and how we will get through this time. We’ve all had to pause. Most of us only use pause buttons to stop a movie or a song but after the pause is over, we go right back to where we left off. Maybe our attention needs to be elsewhere during that pause. Maybe a family or friend was trying to speak to us. Maybe God is trying to speak to us? Let’s give him our full attention during this pause. Afterwards, we go back to what we were doing before but we will do it differently. We will have more gratitude. We will have more discipline. God will have out attention.     

God is always faithful. His promises remain true and he will never fail. His timing is always perfect and his love is everlasting.

You may not see the blessing up ahead, but just when you think it was all over, he shows up. He is a miracle working God.

All the seasons of darkness, were actually season of growth. The years of pruning were causing you to break off everything that was holding you back. God had to let you be broken, for you to be made whole. He has put you back together in the most beautiful way. He has placed you in such deep valleys so the mountaintops are never taken for granted. You have walked through fire but he was always right there with you. You have shed many tears, felt the deepest pain, and faced incredible difficulty. All of it was meant for this moment. The moment when you realize how strong you are. How powerful you are. How tough you are. How blessed you truly are and how better you have become.

Admit it. You have become better. You are different and you don’t know how but your seasons of isolation were actually preparation. Your seasons of desperation were preparing you for elevation. There is more to you than you know.

Now you can live in it. You can now walk out the calling over your life. You can be all that God has called you to be and more all because HE IS FAITHFUL.