Jacob left His father Isaacs house to run from His brother Esau who wanted to kill him, as a result of taking His blessings, and also to find His wife in His mothers hometown. But on His way there he had nowhere to sleep and found a certain place and laid there with His head on a stone. God spoke to Jacob and told Him about the promises and inheritance he would bless Him with.
The place where Jacob laid his head was a certain place(an unknown place to Him). Jacob didn’t have a house there, it was just a stone he layed His head on and slept. In the unknown place, but that’s where God spoke to Him.
The fact that where you are right now is an unstable place, abusive home, doesn’t mean God is not there.
You may be at an unknown place, a certain place where everything does not add up. But God is right there. God is with you. Its not the place where everything looks intact, its the place that is not in order. Understand that God is there to put it in order. Because there is nothing there to be seen with your eyes, doesn’t mean God is not there.
Through the deserted place in the deserted looking situation, thats where God is releasing His promise and blessings. So you will remember where you were before the blessing. So Glory will belong to God. God is close to the broken hearted. He is right there where you are. God is releasing His blessing in the confused situation. But is our eyes on the situation or on God. Because if we focus on the situation we miss God.

Its not when Jacob was in His fathers house surrounded with His family and friends that God spoke. He spoke when Jacob was all alone in an unknown place without even a roof over his head. Without a pillow to lay his head on. God is speaking please lets make time and listen. You may feel you are alone, but believe and understand and know that almighty God has His eyes on you.

When you feel unloved or think you are unloved. Know that almighty God loves you. God is a God of love. Leah was not Jacobs choice of marriage, so she was unloved by Jacob. But God still loves her. Yes she wasnt supposed to be with jacob, but God still loves her. God didnt love her less because she wasnt loved by the descendant of Abraham (Jacob). God still loves you when you are not loved by people who are supposed to love you or people who you feel are important to you. No matter where you’ve got yourself to God still loves you. When you look at how specially designed God has created you, understand that you are loved. God created you but gave you control over yourself. He cares about every part of you, every tear that you shed. Every worry on your mind. And He wants to do something about it. God doesn’t want to throw a pity party with you. He wants to help you leave the pity party and throw a loving party for you. No matter what state you may be in right now almighty God loves you. The bible says when the Lord saw that leah was unloved, He opened her womb. God doesn’t just see what you are going through and turn a blind eye. Just like leah He has seen when you are unloved and wants you to know that He loves you and will do something about your situation.

There is time for everything

Genesis 18:14 is there anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life and sarah shall have a son.
God told abraham at the appointed time. There is time for everything. Why is there time? So things will change. So life doesnt stay the same.God said according to the time of life? ( this time next year)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; … God didnt say He wont do it. He has made His promise to you, but He has a time for it. In that time He may want to grow you in His word. Prepare you. Show you your purpose. But however it happens it will work out for your good and will be glory unto God.
Durring the time of waiting for God’s promise we will learn to trust Him, depend on Him. Because time is in His hands. Lets ask God to show and direct us on what we are to do during the time of waiting.
Sarah doubted when God spoke regarding her having a child. (Genesis 18:12: And the Lord said to Abraham , why did Sarah laugh saying ‘shall i surely bear a child since I am old? )God will Turn the impossible to possible to build your faith. Because before isaac was born Sarah didn’t believe whether God can do it. But after isaac was born her faith in God was unbreakable. But before the the faith can be built there has to be the impossible looking situation.

Genesis 21 :1 and the Lord visited sarah as He has said, and the Lord did for sarah as He had spoken.
21:6 And sarah said God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.7: she also said, ” who would have said to abraham that sarah would nurse children? For i have borne Him a son in His old age.

Who would have said that you would get your dream job, bought the house you didn’t think you can buy? Marry the man God planned for you?have your own successful business? Be happy within yourself? Overcome your fears and insecurities? Become a better person.

The point is no one would have thought or said. But God has said and God does what He says. And God has you in mind. Because no one can do what God can do. Just know that whatever situation we face is to strengthen our relationship with God not to break us down. Sarah learnt to trust God as a result of the God doing for Her the impossible in her eyes. So lets not focus on the situation to be frustrated. Lets put the situation in God’s hand. There is nothing too hard for God.our hope and trust should be in God who is unchangeable not in our job,money and people. All those things can fade away and will fade away and can disappoint us. But our everlasting father remains the same. (Psalm 90:1-4Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

Is there anything God cannot do? Your situation right now may not look like the plans and prophecies God has spoken regarding you. But don’t worry, don’t be afraid, God is your exceedingly great reward.
Abraham did not have a child, and God said He will bless Him and give Him many descendants,but abraham didn’t have a child to pass on to.God brought Abraham to Canaan and said To Him He would inherit the Land. But Abraham didnt know how.
His situation was opposite of what God had planned for Him.God has said something about your situation, you will succeed,you will be rich, you will own the Land. But right now you may be the opposite of what has been said.
Is there anything Too hard for the Lord? No there isn’t. Sarah was passed childbearing age. But she had Isaac. You may not understand how and when and think its too late. But there is nothing too hard for the Lord. Time is in God’s hand, and when God says He will do it , no matter how your situation may look He has all power in His hand and will turn it around.

Genesis 15:1 God said to abraham. Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield,your exceedingly great reward

God is telling us not to worry, because He will be our rewarder. He created everything so what can God not do. The examiners marking your work He created, the people interviewing you He created, the judge in the court room He created.
Psalm 24:1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;

Don’t worry. The first thing we must do is believe every word God says.
The first thing Abraham did after God gave His promise is that He believed in the Lord and accounted it to Him for righteousness. Genesis (16:6)We should seek God’s face and live according to His word and be obedient to His word.
God changed abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah
Abram means exalted father, but abraham means father of many. Sarai means princess but sarah means mother of nations. God changed their names to be in alignment with the promises He had for them.
. Your name is your identity.What are you calling yourself?

God wants His children to identify ourselves according to Who he says we are and His promises, to be in alignment with the promise.
God wants us to stop speaking negative about ourselves, stop putting our selves down, stop comparing ourselves with others. God changed sarai’s name to Sarah before releasing Her blessing. We need to change every negative way we see ourselves, every negative name we give to ourselves, and cancel out every negative thing people say to put us down. Change your what you are calling yourself, you are not ugly: you are fearfully and wonderfully made, you are not a looser: you are the head and not the tail, you are not a failure; you are more than a conqueror. You are not intimidated; you can do all things through christ who strengthens you. Start confessing the word of God over your life. Before your blessings come keep confessing who God says you are and your blessing over your life. Start aligning God’s word over your life. Because however it looks like now, thats not how you are going to finish. God is your creator and if He says He will reward you nothing can stop God.

Now the Lord had said to abraham:

Genesis 12:1-3
Get out of your country. From your family and from your fathers house, To a land that i will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you. And make your name great. And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and i will curse Him who curses you; And in you all families of the earth shall be blessed.
Genesis 12:7
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “to your descendants I will give you this land.” And there He built an altar to the Lord who had appeared to Him.
And he moved from there to the mountain east of bethel, and he pitched his tent with bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there He built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
God spoke to Abraham and gave Him a promise. But before the promise must be fulfilled He instructed Abraham. For the promise to be fulfilled we must follow God’s instructions, that is not just obeying Almighty God’s word but also doing as He says.
The bible says Abraham departed. He did not question God. He did not hesitate. We should not even hesitate or question God about His commandments or apply it differently. What God has said in His word is what it is. We should do as we are told. We should not question God when He says stop doing what you are doing and obey my commandments. We should move when He says we should. We shouldnt sit there.

Abraham was obedient to God.
Therefore God continue to speak to Him and lead Him. If we are not living in obedience to God’s word do we expect to hear him? Its like a mother telling a child not to do something and the child dilebrately continues to disobey, the mother will get angry and will stop telling the child. But once the child obeys Him, he will teach Him new things.
God has played His part, surrounded us with the right people, church services, preachings, etc. But we must play our part by tuning into God’s word.We are not perfect thats why He’s done most of the job for us. He wants us to move and do as He tells us.

When Abraham went to canaan, He made an altar to the Lord. Its just so amazing. Wherever God has brought us, we should thank Him. We should seek Him. Even though we haven’t seen the Gold and riches and honey. Abraham didn’t say oh God you told me to come here and now look, there is nothing here. He made an altar; he worshipped God regardless of how canaan looked. We should worship God regardless of the circumstance. He seek God for direction. God gave him the promise so He seek God because the promise will not be fulfilled without God.
Even more amazingly when abraham got to canaan there was famine in the Land.. This is the Land which God has promised, so why would there be famineBut He didnot forget God’s promise.The promises God has made may not look as He said straightaway or right now. But don’t give up it will surely come to pass. Lets be patient and seek God’s face and thank Him. Because God will do as He promised. The situation you are in may not look like the prayers you have prayed but dont give up. Because God will bring you out if you dont give up. He is faithful.
Whatever word God has given us nlets stand on it patiently. Whatever situation you face refer to God’s word and stand on His word regarding the situation. He did not bring us to earth to live in pain He loves us

Isaiah 43:19

Behold, I will do a new thing.Now it shall spring forth, shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert

Behold means: see, observe, watch, inspect.God is saying just watch me

God said HE WILL DO. What God is saying will come to pass. God’s word does not return to Him void. So when God says He will do, nothing i mean no devil or no one on earth can stop HIM. Because all power in heaven and on earth belongs to Jesus(Matthew 28:18). Jesus has the final say. Jesus promises and He does what He says.

Something new: God will do something you’ve never seen before. And when God is saying He will do something you have never seen before you should be excited because its something you’ve never imagined.Something extraordinary. Something supernatural. Something breathtaking.This is God almighty speaking , I am that I am speaking.
Talk about extraordinary, is the red sea and jordan river been parted by God. The walls of Jericho falling down. The Lions not touching daniel.
Now it shall spring forth:
God said IT SHALL, not it may or might. Shall means: expressing a strong assertion or intention. God is strongly insisting, letting you know that His promises,your dreams, prophecy, your breakthrough Shall happen.
SPring means to rise,act suddenly or swiftly. It means it shall happen. Nothing can stop it. Forth means out and away from starting point. God is saying there shall be a sudden change or turnaround from where you are at. The shall be a sudden shift or movement.

Shall you not know it?
You will see it with your very own eyes. You should believe deeply without a doubt. Do you not know? There is no question about it , it will happen. Dont you know it shall happen?God is involving you in the convo, He’s making us understand that He wants you to agree that your turnaround shall already happen.

I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
The wilderness is bushy and routeless. But God said He will make a way: out of the mess, the difficulty, out of the situation which looks upside down, the hard time, . He is the one who made a way in the jordan river.

Be strong in the Lord and the power of His might.(Ephesians 6:10). Our God is mighty ,beyond the word might. Jehovah God almighty said He will make a way there. Don’t worry how, or where He said He will do it.
A river in the desert.
Desert we all know is a barren area, a place that is deserted. Where there is very limited resources for survival of things. River: means overflow of water. God will make a river in the desert. Which means He will bring life into that deserted situation,something extraordinary will come out of the situation. Its water that is needed in the desert for life to occur. Where there is water, plants can grow, animals will come and Humans can survive. Therefore When God is saying He will make river in the desert , He means He will not just bring life in your situation but there will be an overflow because the river will cause life all around you.
Glory be to God mighty. Thank You Jesus

Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Create something: means to form something from scratch.
Definition of heart is : our inner life, intention,mind , character, will,
Also means ” desire decisions ” that establish who we really are. “the soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites,
Because God created man ,only He can create in man. So David is confirming that because God created Him He can create again in Him. David knows that He is a man, and To walk in and obey the will of God ,he needs God to create a clean desire, intention, mind set and will in Him.

When we ask God for jobs, money, understanding, strength He gives us. For david to walk in obedience with God’s will He asked God to create in Him a clean heart. He couldn’t do it on His own. This tells me if we are to continue to walk in God’s will we need to ask God to takeover our minds, our decisions and our desires.This means when we face situations which are in opposition to God’s word, God’s desire, will or intention will take over our desires.
We are to also believe what God word says, because we are in christ we are a new creation. David had to ask for God to create, but because Jesus came to die we automatically qualify and we are created again with God’s will and desire when we accept Jesus.(2 corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, )
But that does not mean we stop asking for God’s will and desire to take over ours. That does not mean we walk about our normal life and leave it there. (1 peter 5:8.Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour)
We should keep praying for God’s desire to take over ours, to take control over us, worshipping Jesus and confessing God’s word over our lifes. Reading God’s word and asking for understanding and revelation.

The bible says: we should ask with faith, believing we have already got it. (Matthew 21:22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”)Even more amazingly His word says
1 john 5:14
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.and to walk in his obedience is God’s will.
God’s word is alive, His word does not return to Him void. (Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart).God created the whole universe with words. Thats why we are to confess God’s word over our lives instead of bad words. When we confess His words we are creating life in us and around us and shifting atmospheres. It says God’s word is active. Active means living and moving. There is power in God’s word.

Psalm 18:2 Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock and my fotress, my deliverer, my God, my strength in whom i will trust, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
What does this mean?

Rock compromises of minerals. In the desert it was a rock which water came out to nourish the israelites Rock; the Earth’s outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. God is our mineral source, he is your nourisher, He has all the parts that will keep us nourished and alive when we lean on Him. A rock symbolises stability, and strength, God doesnt change He stays the same.He is not a man that He should lie. His promises don’t change, He is all we need. Fotress: means a place or a source of refuge or support.We can run to God and His arms are open to us. To guide us, to provide for us when there seems to be no way. To restores us. Even when the situation looks the opposite of what you desire God will come through. He wont fail. Fortress also means a large fort or fortified town: God protects us, He surrounds us with His angels. We dont have to be afraid because we are protected, God’s walls around us protect us from every attack of the enemy. Deliverer: means to save from danger or destruction: it also means rescuer, preserver. God will deliver you from danger, bondage, sin, from trouble. He will take you from a place of chaos to a place of peace. In 2 Kings 13:5 The LORD provided a deliverer for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before. Shield:also means protection. A shield is used for protection in battle.God is our protector in times of battle. Our physical, spiritual and mental battle. Our faith in God is our shield. We are shielded because we believe He can win every battle. No matter how big or small, when we trust Him that He reigns and will win He will. No matter how long it takes. Its not the beginning of the battle that matters, its the end of the battle.God will fight every battle in our lives. It says in His word: we should put on the full armour: (the shield of faith). When we believe nomatter how things may look God will win the battle, because He has the final say. 2 Samuel 22:31 “As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. Horn of my salvation:Jesus died for our sins, (He put to death sin) and rose again( so we are no longer in sin). God is just and hates sin. God expects humans to trust him, love him and live for him. And we fail.Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who never sinned got in my place and took the wrath of God for me. He died in my place.As we trust God and believe what He has done He will work in us to live according to and in obedience to His word. Stronghold: means a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack. We have to recognize every wrong thought and replace it with God’s word. We have to protect our minds with God’s word and meditating and understanding of God’s word. So when every thought that is not of God comes we have God’s word to fire back.

God loves you soo much. Before the foundations of the earth were laid by God He thaught of you. People don’t choose God because they are pretending or want to come out holy. The fact is you are not in control of when you are born and when you leave this earth. You didnot create yourself and cant create anything around you. God’s word is true and pure. When you pray He answers. God is real , and He created you in His image. He didnt bring you on this earth to just pass by, he brought you for a purpose. He cares about you and He loves you. He has a plan for you. How would you know about someone until you search for them, ask of them and do the research yourself. How can you say something is not true until you’ve tried it. As His word says if you search for me with all your heart you will find me .God will turn your situation around for the best. He won’t let you down, most importantly He will give you peace. Yes you will still face trials and issues, but you will overcome with Jesus. Everything will work out for your good. What may seem like a bad situation God will turn it around as a testimony. The clouds aint hanging out in the sky and the sun and moon doesn’t just pop out when it wants. Its in order, organised by God. If you have to organise urself to get things in order. Then someone even greater runs the universe. Each snowflake a different shape, each creature a different purpose , and different look, each tree and mountain, rivers and species in all parts of the earth. Even in the coldest part of the earth creatures live. Someone greater supernatural sustains them. And its God almighty. You will know all about something u’ve made, nothing will be a suprise to you. Sameway almighty God knows all about you, you are not a suprise to Him. He wants to guide you, teach you and help you understand that you are soo cherised and loved by Him that he wants you walking with Him when you are here on earth and sitting next to Him when you leave this earth in eternity. You are not a mistake. You are a complete story, with a begining middle and an end. And God wants to be there in every part of your story of life.