DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES!

Desperate times calls for DETERMINED Faith!

This popular phrase was in my spirit the other day, so I wanted to talk on that. I hate when I get to flowing or when a lot of things come to me I'm not able to write about it like I want. So, bare with me, this title and another post I have in the works for today! ;-)

I myself, even now from time-to-time feel desperate or compelled to take drastic matters in regards to my financial situation. But I've learned from personal experiences that when we get desperate and try to take care of the matter of our own, not only do we make the situation WORST than what it is, but in reality we're telling the Lord we don't trust Him! Actually, we are and I have basically called Him a liar and saying He's not going to do what He says! I HAVE TO SAY OUCH TO MYSELF ON THAT ONE!!! :-\ STAY TUNED..

In the meantime..

Psalm 46:10 NLT

“Be still, and know that (HE) I am (IS) God!"

XoXoXo
~Raven J.

Okay, I'm very sorry for the super long delay...no excuses! I said I'd have this post as well as another one finished Friday,and here it is, Monday in the afternoon. I told a sister last night that I have some many testimonies and posts that I want to connect with this one. I'm on my lunch break now which is soon to be over (30 mins zoom by in a flash!)

So, I wanted to talk about how there are times when things happen to us and we feel forced or desperate to take the matter into our own hands instead of having the faith in the Lord above to come to our rescue. 

Psalm 116:1-2 NLT

I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray a song as I have breath! 

My own personal testimony on this next issue I can now publicly share without conviction. Back in 2009 I started struggling and getting behind in my car payments as well as my "lovely"  school loans! Steady getting calls from them asking if I had anyone who could help me.... HELLO, IF I DID, YOU WOULDN'T BE HARASSING ME NOW!!?? SMH

I still remember clear as day the lady asking me if I was able to afford to pay that car. I did not want to lose my truck. The Lord blessed me with that car and made a way for me to be able to get it WITHOUT having a co-signer! Even tho the dealerships were trying to stress that to me. 

Feeling overwhelmed and desperate and wanting to get my finances under control myself, I got in deeper with the payday loan stores! It got SO OUT OF CONTROL, that I started borrowing from other & new loan places just to payback the ones u was already indebted to! SMH I was gone! Nobody knew about that except maybe my sister, and IF she did, she didn't know the severity of it. My pride wouldn't let me tell my boyfriend I was with at the time because he always seen things un black & white. It was like certain situations you just don't let yourself get in and trust God and this & that... So, I couldn't and wouldn't ask him for financial help.. And you know those little petty bills started to add up! My credit card company had a lawsuit out against me :-( The loan places which I thought would or could SAVE me, only made my situation worst to the fullest, leaving me in such a state I didn't know how nor could I see myself recovering from. The end results: I filed bankruptcy!!! Ending this post on that note... All I can say is, it's true when they say take EVERYTHING to the Lord in prayer! He already knows our situations & our state of mind; He just wants us to COMMUNE with Him on the regularly to RECEIVE wisdom, so we won't put ourselves into unnecessary situations! He truly does love us & cares about what happens to us and what we go through! WE just need to trust HIM MORE and NOT man or ourselves! I pray that you are deeply inspired & encouraged by the Lord Himself! XoXoXo ~Raven J.