Even If

Comments after listening to Even If...by Mercy Me

I am in tears of rememberance...about  15 years ago, the Lord had blessed me beyond measure... He had walked me through a wilderness and showed me how to build a company from scratch to receive two million a year in income. As CEO of this non-profit, God showed me step by step how to do this. I had gone from poverty to ownership of a brand new Eddie Bauer With all the bells and whistles, a beautiful home on the lake with a pool, I had my health and luxuries beyond my wildest imagination. I knew who I was in Christ and gave God the glory for all my blessings. One night I was speaking at our church about the faith walk. I mentioned it was only by faith that I had been so blessed, but that I would hope that if, like Job, all my blessings suddenly came crashing done around me, I would still be able to have faith and trust in my God and savior.  No longer had those words left my lips, than I felt the "knowing" in my spirit. My words were going to be tested by fire. Within a year, I had lost everything... vehicle, house, health, company, reputation and  most of my "friends" all gone. Unlike Job, my family stood with me  ... without their strength and encouragement, I would not have survived.
This song is an encouragement to all my FB friends that are going through the Fire of testing. You will survive. Things may not look like they did before the flames of your situation, but like so many of the biblical patriarchs...their story would have had no meaning if they had lived a life with no ashes. I would like to encourage you by saying  that regardless of what you eyes see ...ignore the flames...they are just an illusion to make you dispair and give up. Take hold of the truth that God is in the fire with you...just keep walking...this too shall pass and THE BEST IS YET TO COME. 👠👠👠