How long?

Habakkuk 1:2 "O Lord, how long shall I cry, and You not hear! Even cry out to You of violence and You not save!"

You ever cried to The Lord? Are you currently crying out to God? We all will have to ask "when" at some point in our life's journey. When will better days come? When will the struggle end? When will I feel appreciated? When will I finish school? I have been dealing with a "when" season for quite some time now. One thing God is teaching me is that His Timing is so perfect that my mind is unable to fathom His "when." See, I question because I am imperfect. When I submit to God, I realize I should not be concerned about "when" because I have already won in Christ in Hebrews 13:6. That scripture declares that The Lord IS my Helper! So there is no need to constantly ask when. He has already provided an answer before the question.

The answer is in His Word. The answer was in us realizing the ultimate sacrifice He gave the world, His Son, Jesus The Christ. I just want to say to all who reads to hold on. This past weekend, I went to the movies to see "Get on Up." One of the things that stuck out to me was how much James Brown went through in his life. Of course, the movie could not catch every aspect of his life, but what was shown captured my attention. He had a life I am sure I would not have been able to handle, yet he kept going. I am sure he questioned some things, there were moments of break down, but he never let that stop what he believed to be true. That's the same perspective we should carry because we have a sure confidence in the fact that we will make it somehow! Somehow, meaning not really knowing the exact exit route, but all we have to do is follow The Guide. Remember the puzzle that we used to do as little children? You know the one we had to use a pencil to do? There was a starting point and we had to strategically get to the finish line through all the curves and dead ends that mislead us. Life is that way. Holding on to God while traveling this life journey with all the curves and hiccups along the way, one day making it to the finish line(Heaven).

So when will better days come? Who says we are not already experiencing good days? Someone is looking at your life wishing they were you all the while you are taking it for granted. Count your blessings and stay rooted in God's Word. Just because things are not panning out the way your mind planned it does not mean God has stopped caring or working on your behalf. It is so important to hold on because suicide is more rapid now than ever. People are literally giving up on life because they believe God does not care which is the furthest thing from the truth. In reality, we stop caring and that is what makes it so easy to give up. We can commit spiritual suicide by just giving up on church, people, and His Word. Don't! An obstacle doesn't dictate our outcome. An obstacle's function is to make things harder, not to make us give up. That's a decision we make and shouldn't because we can overcome EVERYTHING in Christ! So stay encouraged! Think about the last trial you went through. You're still here aren't you? Did God not bring you out of that one? Well, He can bring you out of them ALL. It's #TESTIMONYTUESDAY Feel free to reflect on what God has done and share on FB or Twitter @fearlessfaith14.