A purse with holes that I created.!!!!!
"Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 10 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2Cor 12:19-10
While growing up I always knew what I wanted. I set up a five years plan as I was taught in School what I wanted to be plus what I want to achieve in this life those goals were a Job. a House, finish my studies and have a Family And my heavenly husband had me meet all, every single thing I had set up he had given me the SAD part is that in no where did I add him even though I knew Him. Not as much as, I do know. I'd pray every day and almost all my steps but still I did not ask his Hand and face in my life and plans now I can see how I ended up knocked down off my feet but in a good place that I didn't know at the time on my knees to cry and pray Only to him and get back up stronger I did not believe in tithing or that I'd have to give 10% of all my income in fact the way i understood it was to give what i felt was right from my Heart. which didn't precisely mean it was a 10%.
so that from the rising of the sun
to the place of its setting
people may know there is none besides me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I form the light and create darkness,
I bring prosperity and create disaster;
I, the Lord, do all these things." Isaiah 45:6-7
I praise the Lord for all He has shown we during this whole time because now I know i set myself up to fail i got married Pastor bless my marriage, blessed me bless and my husband but did I invite my Heavenly Husband to be the Center of our marriage no I didn't I achieved my career diploma did not include him, just a thanks maybe even though i knew he was always there i did not dedicate the time to give back to him the way i should Have. It wasn't the way i planned i got me a purse with holes everything i put in it kept falling out and i couldn't understand How or why because i thought i could do all on my own even after marriage i was still like i was alone eh was quiet so his opinions were hardly ever asked for. The planning of the wedding and during the marriage i was that way and today in this Journey i can say i have the best husband, that he has never left me looking back he was holding me always just waiting for me to ask him and i did but when i taught my "purse was empty" was fill of holes in it but brides his Love is endless and unconditional so now i fill my purse with his Love and he puts in blessings for me they come in all shapes Peace, my Child, hugs and Love my parents still here, my siblings healthy and loving, food, clothes and shelter every day he just added a Sweet and healthy little member and now i tithe from everything to my storehouse know that i understand and encourage others to also even the trials i know holding my purse because every one holds a lesson for me, each blessing and lesson learned is Like a needle and thread stitching up the holes so i can put more in my purse to share as i walk this road.
Ladies we learn that he's 1st and all we need is start treating Him like the husband he is and with the Love he deserves watch how we will become Radiant and glowing he will rebuild us we will be rebuilt we will be his temple, our body our mine our families everything will be for him and he will make sure to keep with us in every step protecting us guiding us and most of all loving us right if you have a purse with holes Don't think that's the end don't throw the purse away just like our Hearts pieces He put it together let him put it back in place and it will be better than before i will be able to share with others what we have in that purse also.
Amen, thanks Jewel for sharing your heart and thoughts regarding this chapter l did it 2 weeks ago 😀 yes truly he fills our purses with so much more, peace, love, comfort all those wonderful things we need in life. He rebuilds us and fills our purses ❤️
I read it and related to it too He is so specal the way he works differently in the life of all of us tobring us to one same purpose HIm.
Thank you, dear Jewel, I relate to what you shared, I also believed in God, read my Bible and even prayed, but He was never included in my plans. I never acknowledged Him in anything I achieved, and this was evident in the destruction of my life and all the holes in my purse because I always received a very good income, BUT it was never enough, the months were always too long to get through because the money just fell out of my purse. I also didn’t know, or even wanted to hear about tithing, but the more I heard and read about it, the more I felt convicted until I started the courses after my life fell apart. He finally got through to me and not only did I find the Abundant Life, I also started to tithe. Now my purse is full of much, much more like Atarah shared.
Dear Adina is like we know He is there to pick us so we chose our plans first then when it doesnt work we would give HIm a chance, and just like you said before tithing was a topic i wasnt interested in hearing about for a long while but thanks be to God and His messengers and Ministers that we are here today giving Him thanks and praises.
Thank you dear Jewel! I related to what you shared and also with Atarah and Adina!
While reading, He reminded me of this lesson in course 3: https://hopeatlast.com/c3/day-2-chapter-2-first-love/ because only when we are able to put Him first in our lives we begin to love and really obey Him❣️ I am so thankful that I could really learn the treasure of tithing – and that tithing is a great step in this process of letting go of ourselves and begin thinking of Him as we keep on taking out the precious from the vile…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+15%3A19&version=NKJV,NLV
Thank you Lord! Thank you ladies ❣️
Love how you shared your testimony for this chapter!! We all fail to put Him as the center of our lives, but praise Him for the things that shattered us to find Him! And having this amazing relationship around Him an His perfect love! Our purses are now brand new!
Yes! now we have new purses and fill with His blessings!