When God puts you to the test it is because the devil is working overtime. Every time that you take steps and make any movement forward– that wall of obstacles appears. Everything that can go wrong– goes wrong. Everything that you have been telling yourself about why you can’t do something or shouldn’t do something starts to happen. You start to second guess your abilities and capabilities. You stop looking for resources that can help you to be better and progress and you start focusing on all the negative things that are happening. The devil listens to your fears and then presents them to you because he knows your weakness and does not want you to progress, gain peace, clarity and success. So why do you play into his hands and quit because something gets hard?

He just succeeded in making you believe that what you are trying to achieve is not possible. It is up to you to have enough faith to believe that you do not have to put things off for another day because an obstacle got in your way. It is up to you not to try and figure out plan B, C, etc.., you need to figure out how to achieve plan A and keep pushing forward. That is your moment of reassurance that you need to press forward and find a way to make things happen for you because you are headed in the right direction. You can scoot, crawl, slide, tip toe all in the forward direction.

“Some lean back. But those who lean forward are poised to cross the finish-line, first!” ― T.F. Hodge

It does not have to be a sprint to the finish line. It can be a marathon, one little movement forward towards your destination is farther than when you started. It is up to you and as always, the choice is yours.

Jamillah Foulkes~Empower U