BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR

Genesis 18:14 NLT Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

Sarah was 90 years old when she conceived. She’d been praying for a son for decades, been upset and frustrated, made mistakes, gone through trials and tests, been jealous of Hagar and thought how unfair life was. She thought it was too late, that she’d missed her moment.

Then she heard the Lord tell Abraham she would have a son within a year and she’d just laughed! We can almost hear her say, “Yeah, right! Do you realise how old I am? Like, that’s going to happen!”

Have you still got some God given dreams and promises that you’ve given up on? God is saying when the opportunity comes, when He says something, don’t laugh it off as impossible. God can change water into wine in seconds and He can turn your whole life around by this time next year! Believe the promise and work with Him and He will bring you into what He has ordained for you since before the world was made.

Whether your dream is to be out of debt, to have a family, to be healthy again, to grow deeper in the things of God or to move into a new job, new area, new home, new ministry, God knows and it is all possible with the One who created all things.

If Sarah was here today she’d tell you age doesn’t come into it, that no matter how young or old, how discouraged, how hopeless things look, or how often you’ve tried and failed in the past, or how many mistakes you’ve made, when God conceives a dream in you He will bring it to pass when the time is right.😊

God knew from the very beginning that Sarah would have her Isaac and Isaac’s name means laughter. When God’s good plans come to pass in your life there will be laughter and joy, a sense of fulfilment. Nothing is too hard for God and all things are possible to those who believe. Believe it today. In Jesus name. Amen.

Have a blessed weekend.x😊

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PUZZLES COME TOGETHER

Isaiah 60:22 NLT … At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”

I was doing a jigsaw puzzle I was given for Christmas and had all the outside pieces but they wouldn’t come together. They were odd shapes with no straight lines, and they didn’t seem to fit no matter how I tried! The next day I was standing back looking at it and suddenly light dawned and I saw how to make it work and I was able to continue.

Sometimes when our puzzle pieces of life aren’t coming together, God is saying to stand back for a while, take a break, and come back to our problems with fresh eyes. Don’t get bogged down, but lean into His wisdom through great teaching, or reading His word, get hooked into other people of faith who will encourage and build us up.

Proverbs 4:18 says the path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter, Isaiah 65:24 says God answers our prayers before we call, Mark 11:24 says to believe before we receive, so let’s agree with all God says and expect His light to shine.

What is important is to keep going, to keep believing for the answers to come. The lovely thing is, God has the answer and He will reveal it to us in His perfect timing, so don’t give up on your puzzle, don’t give up on praying for others, or searching for the way God wants you to go, or what He wants you to do next, persevere and it will all come together in the end.

God is answering our prayers and He already sees the big picture so we can rest in that truth, and rest in His love for us today and every day.😊Amen.