I remember when I used to cry to God, when I used to ask God if he answers prayers like He claims, when I used to question His existence, but here I am today surprised at His works. You might want to know why I said that.
I graduated from high school when I was 16 years of age but my problem was gaining admission into college. It took me three good years to gain admission. At first, I accepted my fate when I didn't get admission but when it happened the second time, I could not take it again. "Why would God do that to me?" And to top my anger, I was seeking admission with my younger twin sibling, "What nonsense!" I hated myself and my family. Don’t ask me why.
Guess what! During my third trial, I attended a tutorial of which I became very close to God and I was challenged to study the word of God, of which I did. One day, while going through the Bible, I got stuck in a particular verse (John 9:3 -"Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.")
I had to meditate on it. It was like God was actually talking to me, it could only have been God. This meant one thing to me which was to TRUST THE PROCESS. It meant "I’m facing this trouble so that God’s glory may be seen in me." To cut the long story short, I didn’t gain admission after my third trial of which I was down and thought all hope was lost but to my surprise, my Father decided to send me to the Philippines and fully sponsor all expenses (at first he never wanted me to go but then God convinced him).
That is God for you! When you least expect it, when you think all hope is lost, that is when God comes in. The process might seem very slow but trust me, His plans for us are great, It might not be the way we want it but it is sure going to be better.
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT DISTRACT US FROM TRUSTING THE PROCESS? 1) YOUR THOUGHTS: Watch what you think. Don’t let your thoughts pollute you from trusting God. Honestly, my thoughts had stopped me from trusting God; thoughts like “will I gain admission this time around, will God answer my prayer, what if education isn’t my calling?" So many thoughts I can’t even think of. My best advice to you is to shun every negative thought, your thoughts can destroy you. If you study Proverbs 4:23 (-"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.") you would realize that your life depends on your thoughts.
2) YOUR WORDS: Here’s another thing that can distract you from trusting the process. God knows how powerful the tongue is, that’s why he warned us about it in 1 Peter 3:10 -"For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:" If you love yourself, watch what you say. My words kind of destroyed me because I used to tell myself that I couldn't make it and that I should probably go learn a trade. But then I later realized how those words stopped me from trusting the process. BELOVED, WATCH YOUR TONGUE!
3) YOUR PEERS: Don’t be surprised I added this, We all know it’s true. FRIENDS who are pessimists shouldn’t be seen around you. What exactly are you doing with them? They are full of bad thoughts and are ready to transfer that to you if care is not taken. BEWARE OF THEM. I remember one of my relatives telling me that God doesn’t exist, I tried arguing with him but I noticed that it yielded no result so I left him with his faith and I tried to avoid him so he won’t pollute my faith.
TOOLS TO KEEP YOU IN LINE WITH THE PROCESS
-THE BIBLE: This was what kept me and is still keeping me in line with the process. If not for the BIBLE, I wouldn’t have realized that God indeed had a plan for me. It was this same Bible that led me to pray with scriptures and my eyes were opened to realize that my fighting tool was the actually Bible(The Word of God)! Make it a duty to study the Bible at least once a day and you will see the difference.
-COMMUNICATION: Prayer is a way of communicating with God. Like I said earlier, the Bible led me to pray and as I started communicating with God through prayer, everything changed; I started trusting the process, knowing that everything would work out perfectly well.
While trying to end my note, I need you to know that God can never and will never give up on you. He knows why you are in this condition and He alone knows the way out. Don’t ever give up on Him. Just when you are about to give up, think of JOB in the Bible. I don’t think you’ve faced such a condition that he faced but you know what? He never gave up. He lost his family and possessions in the process but he still trusted the process. Not giving up is a way of proving that you trust the process.
Think about how your life would be in the end if you TRUST THE PROCESS.
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