SECOND EDITION OF GTG CONTEST- Grateful For Difficult Times

Hi everyone. This is my entry to @cherylsonty’s second edition of the GTG contest. Thank you @cherylsonty for the opportunity to join this contest. And to @paradise-found for his unending support to all new steemians like me. So to begin with, this is my story.
Lately I just resigned from my work because I felt that God is leading me to do something. It is my utmost desire to lead the young generation to Christ because I also have a teenage son and I can see in him the struggles of the young generation.Being a Christian, I really wanted to follow the Lord, deep in my heart, I thought I can work and do ministry at the same time. But I was wrong. Being a full time employee, a wife and a mother at the same time, I cannot balance my time. It was a struggle for me so I was focused on my work and decided to join the ministry when I have the time. But my work consumed me and I was pre-occupied with other things. Until my heart was focused on things that I thought would give me comfort. I found an online job that gave me an extra income and because of it, I felt relaxed thinking this would give me greater comfort. Not until I realize sooner that it was not that easy. So when things didn’t go as I have planned, I began to question God. I was discouraged and began to slip further away from Him. I stopped my devotion and prayer time and began to do things my way thinking I can handle everything. But during Sunday services, the message of our pastor hit me. In my heart I knew God was speaking to me but because of my stubbornness, I did not listen. After a month, I really can’t handle things on my own, the Sunday message in our church really bothered me and I know that I can’t really ignore it. So slowly I turned to God. That night, I fell on my knees and asked God to forgive me.
After my prayer and devotion, I felt a sense of peace in my heart that God is with me.

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Reference Book: Grace Found Me by Garce D. Chong

I thank God for my prayer journal and this devotional book because it was through this that God spoke to me, it was through this prayer journal and devotional book that I saw how God answered everything that I was going through, it was through this that God showed me my mistakes, and what do I have to do. Indeed God is alive and I can testify to it. I believe that as I continue my spiritual journey in knowing God in a deeper way, His word will continue to speak to me. I am now ready to serve the Lord in building His kingdom. I am still a work in progress and I believe that God will continue what He has started in me. My heart is full of joy as I start to serve Him and put Him first above everything else. This verse always reminds me that let us always put God first in everything that we do and everything will follow.

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God Bless Everyone!!!
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I am Vic Alipda a.k.a @mavic2015. A follower of Jesus Christ.
June 09,2018

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