Keep Breathing, God Is Still Workingናሙና

Day 3: Prosperity

“You’re a survivor of all you’ve been through

He still has plans to prosper you”

I had to tell myself these lines because I didn’t feel like surviving or feel like I had the strength to continue on. I needed hope. I needed something to look forward to. Then Jeremiah 29:11 came to mind. Even the setting of this famous verse looked bleak because the Israelites were exiled to Babylon for 70 years. Yet, God instructed them to live and multiply. He reminded them that even in those undesirable circumstances He still had plans to prosper them.

I don’t know what all His big plans entail for your life, but I do know that His plans are to prosper you too. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “prosper” means to become strong and flourishing; to cause to succeed and thrive. You may not feel strong or successful right now, but by the grace of God you have already survived everything you’ve been through to date: the setbacks, the dark days, the mistakes, what others did to you, said to you. You are a survivor. You continued breathing through it all, and now is the time to keep breathing because God has plans to prosper you despite the tough times. God is still working.

Prayer point:

Heavenly Father, Almighty God, thank you for gracing me to survive the difficulties in my life. Thank you for your plans to prosper me, not to harm me, but to give me hope and a future. I ask that you bless me to not give up, but to bring glory to your name. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.