Begin the Ascend "Woman of Faith"

God is with you every step of the way. Do not be troubled, or downcast. There is strength in your failures, let them become stepping stones... as you continue climbing upward and onward...

Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you. Hosea 10:12

You are more than your main source of income. You are more than your marital status. You are more than what you possess.

Your life is not merely about what you can squeeze out of it. Imagine compressing a washcloth trying to detain every ounce of water from it; as if there is no more water to be found. This translates into real life with many of us fearing the monotony of stillness; divulging that if we don’t manipulate the outcome of our future ...meaning we don’t wring out everything we can ...we will have nothing to show for our cumbersome lives.

Today, let these words break the curse of over pursuing your desires in fear that they will cease to repopulate. You are not depleted! He is the well that never runs dry. Quit living your life as if you will never extend to anything else. This is not your final destination. As a woman of faith, you have something to look forward to, heaven. There is more to come. “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9).

God loves you with an everlasting love. He has distinguished you and therefore equipped you for such a time as this. This is not the time for you to rush the process. This is not the time for you to pursue success in the eyes of man. Don’t compromise the journey for the thrill of an experience. This is the moment where you ascend in the eyes of the Lord; this may look like death to your plans, your dreams, and your future goals.

Nonetheless, let God have it now before your heart becomes congested with the things of this world. “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money (Matt. 6:24)

Ascending often resembles falling back, or giving up in the eyes of the world. For instance, God may be moving you to cut back on hours at work to spend more time at home with your children. God may have you live in that rental for two more years to pay off your debt, so that you may purchase a home with less stress.

God may have you wait five years before launching the business you’ve dreamed about since you were a little girl, so that you can save, and learn more about business in the meantime. But instead of you waiting you are straining to make things happen in your timing!

Release the towel and step away! Allow God to lead you beside the still waters...in this you are actually ascending. Begin the ascending process woman of faith! There is peace in the release. Let go ... and trust that God will never leave you or forsake you.

David exclaims in Psalms 37:25; I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. You are no exception. Let God provide, rest in the peace of surrender, and in the arms of everlasting grace, Jesus Christ.