Faith Doesn’t Make Sense

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had an amazing weekend! I enjoyed an amazing gala (be on the lookout for a blog post about that!), met some amazing women and celebrated my sister and uncle’s birthday!  Ok enough of me, and let’s get down to the topic today! 

Today it’s all about faith! We say we have faith, but the moment an obstacle comes our way we tend to have a legit breakdown. Notice I said we and our because I too sometimes will have a breakdown when something unexpected happens. Thankfully, I’m not as bad as I used to be; but I still have a long way to go. 

Sunday morning my pastor was talking about faith and how many lack it because they’re going by what they see and not what they believe. God will give us instructions for our healing or for our dreams, but it doesn’t make sense. Instead of us having faith and believing in His instructions, our human mind will automatically try to predict the outcome. Don’t believe me? Let’s look at Naaman from the Bible real quick. 

 Naaman wanted to be healed from leprosy, and God instructed  Elisha to tell Naaman to dip in the Jordan River seven times. Naaman had a full blown attitude because he thought Elisha would’ve just said you’re healed, and it would’ve been all over. You might ask why would he have an attitude about dipping in the Jordan River seven times? Well, the Jordan River was dirty; and in Naaman’s mind he was too good for the Jordan River. He was already considered dirty because he was a leper. I’m telling you pride will keep you away from your blessings! Let me get back on course here! 

Naaman kept whining and complaining to the point where his servants spoke up and said “Listen man you either want the healing or you don’t”. With that being said, you need people around you who will speak truth whether you like it or not! Be careful of your “friends” who always agree with you even when you’re wrong! Remove them immediately! I just needed to insert that clause right there. 

Let’s get back to Naaman again, Naaman swallowed his pride, and dipped in the dirty Jordan River seven times. Y’all guess what happened after the seventh dip? Naaman was cleansed and healed  from the disease! He didn’t understand Elisha’s instructions, and he was quite perturbed by them; but thankfully he had wise servants who spoke sense into him!

As I close, we have to realize that faith doesn’t make sense! Some of you may be questioning God right now about starting your own business. You may have an amazing job with an amazing salary and it doesn’t make sense to leave! Well, it’s time for you to say, “ I’m not going to try to figure it out. I’m going to trust the process”.

God has given you the instructions to pursue it, and He has even placed people in your life to help you, but because your human mind is distracted  by the obstacles that are in front of you you keep questioning God and yourself.  Stop questioning and have faith. It doesn’t make sense but believe greater is on the other side!

Live your life and be great!

💜 Jas

PS you can read about Naaman in Second Kings Chapter 5!

Stay Calm

   Hey! Welcome to my blog! My name is Jasmine, and I am a mom to an amazing nine year old boy!  I love Jesus and He loves me! I am striving everyday to become a better person. I hope you all are staying safe throughout this pandemic! I just want to say how grateful I am that you all have taken the time to read my very first blog on this platform. I really appreciate it!

      Ok so let’s get started with today’s topic. Throughout this pandemic, there have been a myriad of people worrying and stressing over little things that they have no control of, yet I have seen people remain positive while COVID-19 is running rampant through their bodies. They’re still saying God is good, they’re still thankful for life and they’re still remaining calm. Oh how I wish I had their strength! 

      On my Instagram feed, I  saw one particular person on a breathing machine struggling to breathe to the point tears were streaming down her face; she remained positive through it all. Believe it or not, that lady inspired me! I said to myself here I am choosing to  stress over a situation that I have no control over, clearly the other party doesn’t care so why should I? I was really stressing over it because when you’re in business you want things to be smooth. You want to make a great impression with  your potential customers, and when you don’t keep your promise you just feel defeated. I had to let it go ! Like my grandma always say, count your losses and move on! 

      Honest moment! I failed the test when it came to staying calm. I chose to let my emotions take over, but I had to regroup. After I had put my son to bed, I prayed to God and asked Him to help me regroup because I felt like I was going to explode. I felt defeated and that’s something I hardly ever feel. In this present moment, I can say that He’s helping me! The situation hasn’t changed, but it’s my decision on how I react to it. I still find myself worrying about it, and when that comes up I try to think of something positive. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. I’m just being transparent today y’all! I want you all to experience the piece of the journey with me. So for now y’all keep me in your prayers and remember to stay calm!  

With all this uncertainty in the world today, I would love to know  how you all are remaining calm. Leave your comments below! I can’t wait to read them!  Stay  tuned for part two.

Live your life and be great!

~ Jas💜~