What is Faith? Faith is belief and trusting in GOD that everything he says will happen.
Here is my journey of FAITH…
It all started on March 12, 2009 I went to work just like any normal day. I did my work, made phones calls, and it was just a normal Thursday. However that wasn’t the case, around 12pm my boss walks up to me and says he needs to talk to me, I walked into his office with a pen and paper and the moment I sat down I already knew it was bad news. My boss tells me that he is laying me off due to clients cutting back. I was in utter shock and disbelief, I remember going numb and not feeling my legs. My dream job had just slipped through my finger tips within 2 minutes. I remember walking out of the office devastated because my life had changed. I was so faithful to my job, so loyal to my work, so wrap up into everything. How could this happen to me?
As the day went on, I walked around in a daze, I was lost and shocked about the news I’ve heard. I remember going home and I began to pray, I felt so down that my nose was touching the ground. I refused to ask GOD why because my FAITH started to kick in and I said to GOD whatever you have for me it is for me. I had reached the lowest point in my life and I didn’t know what I was going to do.
I began to gather myself and remember that I am a child of GOD and I needed to hear his WORD and understand it. On Sunday morning, I did something totally different than my regular schedule I went to church. Let’s just say when I was working I was always putting work before GOD. I always wanted to make sure I had everything done and I missed out on church because I was too busy to hear the WORD. The WORD of GOD now became my healing for my lost.
I was able to come to myself and realize the things I’ve done wrong in my life. The WORD started to flow through me so much that I began to share it with everyone I knew. If it was through text, Facebook statuses, Twitter, I was going to share my FAITH through my experiences.
FAITH Preparation
This is the point in my life when GOD started to work on me on the inside. He knew there was one thing that I hid inside of myself that was hurtful. He knew of a secret so dark that I kept for over 18 years. I had never forgiven my cousin for molesting me at a young age; I had lived in fear, pain, and misery for years because this happened to me. So one day as I’m sitting in bible service the pastor starts to teach about deliverance. He shared the story about Meshack, Shadrack, Abendigo being delivered from the fiery furnace. They had so much FAITH in GOD that they knew that he would surly deliver them. So as we began to pray GOD spoke to me and said how can you help other people but you won’t allow me to help you. Next thing I knew I had forgiven my cousin for 18 years of misery and I let it go. It is in the past and I am still here to this day to share my story.
Great Grace is upon Me
Grace is now my favorite word because it means unmerited FAVOR received from GOD. FAITH is the channel that GRACE is received through. This is what made my FAITH so much stronger because I wanted GOD to bless me with a job. I made prayer a lifestyle and not a hobby because I’m so serious about being a servant of GOD. GOD is too awesome for me not to give him the praise that he is worthy of. To be honest, I applied for so many jobs and I never heard anything back from them but I never gave up hope. I never stopped believing that GOD would send his Amazing Grace.
Sowing Seeds is a Lifestyle
Next lesson I learned in order to be blessed I had to sow some seeds so GOD will send the harvest. As I’m in church praying, I began to say GOD I need you in my life, I want to be blessed and don’t have much. GOD I give myself to you as a seed and I give you this tithe and offering because I know you will supply all of my needs with your riches and glory. Please GOD help me to become a giver so I can bless other people. So I began to sow my seeds and I learned how to be a blessing to other people.
Blessing Confirmed!
Usually when you plant seeds the purpose of seeds is to grow. So as most of you know I’m a freelance writer and PR consultant; all of sudden my business started to flourish overnight. I began to receive phone calls from people saying they wanted to work with me and they wanted to pay me.
Testimony
The only way you could ever have a testimony is only through a test. Everyday since March 12, 2009 I stopped telling GOD about my storm and I started telling my storm about my GOD. I began to read the WORD, understand the WORD, and know the WORD of GOD. I am BLESSED because GOD has given me great GRACE. This journey was a deep, emotional, and spiritual experience. I’m so blessed in my life; I have no wants because I know GOD will supply all of my needs. My FAITH was tested everyday and I could have easily given up but my FAITH WAS TOO STRONG TO BE BROKEN. I am more than a CONQUEROR, I am the HEAD and not the tail, I am the LEADER and not the follower. I am highly BLESSED and I will continue to sow my seeds for GOD to bless me. My FAITH has changed me and I’m not turning back because there is a bundle of blessings with my name on it. I might have lost my job but this journey has gotten me closer to GOD through my FAITH.
I already know you are going to write a book when it’s time. Of course you know that I’ll need an autographed copy! Thanks in advance!
Soror, Your testimony has truly brought tears to my eyes. Just to look at how you walked out this faith was what I needed to hear. So often you feel alone in you’re walk through life – especially when trials come – but I really believe you’re experiences have helped me with my own. Just reading how you prayed through the situation makes me remember there’s a part of my life that’s missing as well – prayer time. Certainly a great piece!
Love,
Maria
OMGosh…..Alana, you are the BOMB! I’m totally in love with this blog. You reminded all of us of what is most important. I think a lot of times we get so consumed in our own mess and our lives and work that we forget that all of it can be taken away with the snap of a finger. All things are possible through Christ and NOTHING is possible without him. Your testimony just reminded me of that and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for such a powerful message.
Love you much=)
Michelle
Alana, I love you! You are my inspiration. Through my times and trouble you have been my strenght to carry me. You have motivated me to put GOD first, I see great things for you as I saw these things as a child.
I love you!
wow yoou have been through so much. It is wonderful to see the blessings of god.
And as you can see, God is able. It’s a lesson I’ve certainly learned over the past year since I lost my salaried job, and it’s one I continue to learn day in and day out. One thing though, try not to forget him again and keep holding on.
*Phenomenal*
I am inspired to keep paying my tithes and offering during my time of waiting…I love seeing you grow Alana. God is a restorer of all things then some & that’s why he is my God.
O yeah, I hope to get a copy of your book as well LOL!