It is so easy to stay in your comfort zone but the truth is you will never know where you would have been if you never try.

In John 5:8, Jesus said “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk”. He does not want you to stay stuck at this place. This place could be a situation or a condition in your life. He want you to break out, to start walking. What is it that is holding you back? What situation do you need to walk away from? Who do you need to pick up in order to walk together?

I find that it is the hardest thing. Sometimes we just became so comfortable in our situations or our conditions, that we refuse to change it. Change is not always easy but you have to brace yourself.

I tell you brace yourself!

The quality of your life is not determined by what happened to you, but by how you react to it. You have the choice to get bitter or to get better! You have the choice to stay in that place or to pick up your mat and walk.

We might not always know where we are headed when we choose to start walking but Proverbs 4:12 says “When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;when you run, you will not stumble.” hold on to this promise. I know, that, as long as I walk with Jesus and in His righteousness I will win.

For the essence of God is love, which means that

God is patient, God is kind, He does not envy, He does not boast, He is not proud. He does not dishonor others, He is not self-seeking, He is not easily angered, He keeps no record of wrongs. God does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

God never fails! (1 Corinthians 13)

And with this, I know I will not fail for He is with me. What others say or think does simply not matter because I know the truth about myself. I am Gods daughter and THAT… is all it matters!

by R.