THE MAIN THEME:  HOW DO I GET TO WHERE I AM GOING?

TITLE:  EMBRACING CHANGE: THE UNEXPECTED LIFE TWISTS

The bible verse for today’s devotional is: 1 John 5:4 (NIV)

“for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.”

 Devotional:

Life being full of twists and turns is certainly an understatement. People have experiences of their own lives taking a twist here or a turn there.  These experiences might come in the form of losing a loved one, loss of a home, poor performance in school, diagnosis of a terminal disease, struggling with addiction, a shattered dream etc.

About two decades ago, I had just gotten married to my heartthrob, and still in the euphoria of a newlywed, when we woke up in the middle of the night to see that our flat was on fire from one of the rooms. We escaped for our lives in our nightwears, but lost everything we had including our certificates in that incident. Good neighbors gave us clothes and we moved to my brother-in-law's home.

 As terrifying as some of those experiences were, none of them can be compared to the twists and turns in Mary’s life when she found out that she was pregnant with God’s son Luke 1:39-45.  What about Joseph the beloved of the father when he suddenly found himself as a slave in a foreign land unprotected and exposed to all kinds of maltreatment Gen 39:1-23

When faced with life unexpected twists, to get clarity and direction we need to go directly to our source God for guidance.  We need to confide in trusted adults who have been through such experience to help us regain perspective.

We can’t see the future, we don’t know what is going to happen next, but we belong to an overcoming family that has classified every experience as being common to man, declaring us more than conquerors.

My experiences with life unexpected twists did not break me, it made me seek to know God more for myself.  I am a living testimonial that challenges do not break us but exposes us to the amazing love God has for us.  We lost a flat some years back but today God has graciously given us ownership of buildings and other blessings to our amazement. 

Put your trust in Him today, and watch Him turn unexpected life twists for your good.

 Here are a few reflective questions:

• Do I believe that all things are working for good?
• Have I embraced God’s promises from His word to draw strength and comfort when faced with unexpected life twists?

 Let us pray:

Lord thank you for your word to me today, I release all my fears and worries today and I choose to believe and trust that you will come true for me as I journey through life with all its unexpected twist in Jesus name. Amen

Please say these words of affirmation: Say them mean, own them and live them-

• No twist in life will stop me from getting to where I am going.
• I overcome life's unexpected challenges by the blood and the word of my testimonies.
• Even though I walk through the valley of shadow of death, I fear no evil
• I am more than a conqueror.

 Enjoy your day beautiful people, and I’ll see you tomorrow

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