THE SURE WORD FOR TODAY'S QUOTATION FOR THE WEEK:
GOD HAS GIVEN ME A DIVINE PURPOSE.
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The Cost of Time — Part 5.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3: 1 (KJV).
The meaning of stretch is to extend one's limbs, one's body in a reclining position. It is to reach out, to expand in length. Today, I want us to talk about stretched time. A stretch of time is a period. If an event or activity stretches or is stretched into a further period, it continues into that period, which is later than expected.
We all have stretches of time in our life. Sometimes they could result from mistakes, not doing what we are supposed to do at the set time, and sometimes they are inevitable. In this instance, they are not because of something we did right or wrong.
The cost of a stretched time can be devastating. It takes courage to hold a little longer when things are not working out for you. You need to stay positive to overcome challenges. Nobody told me that life would be smooth. I refuse to faint when things are not going my way. I hold on and continue to trust God because I know that my change will come.
Even when things don't turn out the way I thought they should have, I still praise God and accept that the current state is working in my favour. I know God is turning things around to favour me.
As a parent, and on several occasions, we are faced with situations where our children want something that is not good for them, but they don't understand the consequence. We do, and we cannot have a conversation with them as it will complicate the matter. So, we work hard to deprive them of getting it, and it is for their own good.
All things, including the good, the bad, and the ugly, work for your own good. God is turning things to favour you. For this reason, you ought to give God thanks for everything. God sees the long term; he knows the future. In his time, he makes all things beautiful. There is a set time for your breakthrough, for your miracle. At any given moment, you have the power to say: This is not how my story will end. I refuse to give up on myself.
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