We are going into the second half of 2020, and nothing looks the way it used to. The way we thought our lives would be like for the most part, has totally changed. But, here’s the thing…we have to walk into this next half with purpose. God has given us the victory, and nothing can come against what He has set in place. We are still the recipients of His amazing grace. 

I don’t know what the last half of this year will bring, but I do know that God is in control. He knew that this pandemic was going to happen, and He has already prepared a way of escape. “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13. Temptation is not always chocolate cake, or pornography, or alcohol. We may be tempted to fear, to doubt, to worry, but God’s word says that those things have no power over us. We can speak God’s word over our situation, and that thing, whatever it is–has got to move. Matthew 17:20 says, ‘Say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move.” That’s what having faith the size of a mustard seed means. 

God is reshaping our lives in a way that most of us never thought possible. And many of us are rising to the occasion. We are opening businesses, learning new skills, finding new ways to communicate, and realizing that even if things are not the way we expected them to be, we can still look forward to what they will be. 

Until next time…

Be blessed