QUESTIONS FOR GOD? 

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places...." Habakkuk  3:17-19

Have you ever passed through circumstances that made you ask God - "Why do I have to go through this?" We often ask this question when the challenges seems to be too hard for us to bear. My wife and I had experienced similar situation before.

In October 2005, a strange storm suddenly hit our home and took away our first child - Emmanuel Ireoluwatomiwa few weeks after his second year birthday. We were completely devastated and overwhelmed with sorrow. Like any other person, we couldn't resist the urge to ask the Almighty God questions. We asked him questions like " but why did you allow this to happen to us?", "what sin have we committed?, where did we missed it Lord? Why? Why? and Why?

In the midst of that storm, God spoke to us from the above scripture - Habakkuk 3:17-19. The voice of His Majesty brought unusual calmness to our  hearts. God's word inoculated us with faith that dispelled all our many doubts about His faithfulness at all times. He strengthened us to walk through the stormy season believing Him for the best. And today, God has not only restored our losses but we can boldly attest to how He had used these difficult experience to help us move closer to Him and to teach us how to depend on Him even more. We can really look back to those days and see how He carried us through those lonely hours. God graciously wiped away our tears and calmed the terrifying storm.   

Beloved, are you in the middle of a stormy sea? Are your challenges so overwhelming? Are there questions you have been asking God and it appears the heavens over you had become brass? I can assure you that our God is ever faithful. The Almighty God who calmed our storm and answered our questions will do same for you. And God will also give you "blessed consolation" if you dare to surrender to Him genuinely, love Him deeply and serve Him faithfully. 

There is no better hymn that describes our above testimony of God's faithfulness in the raging storm than the hymn titled" "Through It All". The hymn was written by Pastor Andrae Edward Crouch in 1971. Please allow God to speak to you from the wordings of this wonderful hymn below and trust God for divine intervention and great turnaround.

THROUGH IT ALL

I've had many tears and sorrows,
I've had questions for tomorrow,
There've been times I didn't know right from wrong:
But in every situation God gave blessed consolation
That my trials come to only make me strong.

CHORUS:
      Through it all, through it all,
      I've learned to trust in Jesus,
      I've learned to trust in God;
      Through it all, through it all,
      I've learned to depend upon His Word.

I've been to lots of places,
And I've seen a lot of faces,
There've been times I felt so all alone;
But in my lonely hours,
Yes, those precious lonely hours,
Jesus let me know that I was His own.

I thank God for the mountains,
And I thank Him for the valleys,
I thank Him for the storms
He brought me through;
For if I'd never had a problem
I wouldn't know that He could solve them,
I'd never know what faith in God could do.

My prayer for you is that God will reveal Himself to you in that situation this week. As the Lord lives, before this month is over, Heaven will show up for you and give you a major turnaround. The event(s) that will answer your questions convincingly and wipe your tears away permanently shall manifest in Jesus name. Amen.

Good day and God bless you.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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