Power within.

POWER WITHIN.

The clock ticked steadily on the wall. The only sound in Thelma's world. The world around her had come to a standstill. She lay on the bed, eyes open, staring into the nothingess that surrounded her. There was no yesterday or tomorrow. There was only now.
She thought of her final year project that had been stolen two days ago. It had crippled her so much that she never found the strength to start over. With defense looming closer and closer, the possibility of her graduating with her classmates dissipated into oblivion. Thinking about it started a splitting headache in her head.

Her mother laid sick in the hospital bed, three miles away from her house. Breast cancer. Doctors had told Thelma that they were giving her two months to live. That was a month ago.

Her best friend's behavior to her in the past weeks was the cherry on her bitter cake. Thelma knew she was capable of loving deeply. She made friends easily and for those who dared to come close enough to really know her, Thelma threw out her heart. Over and over, she had been heartbroken. People liked her for a while and took advantage of her kindness, only to throw her back her bleeding, broken heart. She didn't believe the girl she called her best friend was capable of doing that, but that was her reality.

The tears were stuck in her heart. She had cried too much already and even though there was more crying inside her, her eyes had done enough. They were too tired to cry anymore.

Yes, let time standstill. She had no courage to face tomorrow. Afraid that more bad news lay in front of her, she decided to stop. Let the world move a thousand miles per second. She would be right here. Her time not moving. She would be dead to everything that threatened to drown her. She was ready to sink with her problems.

"Have Faith in God."

From nowhere, this Word rang in her soul. She shook her head. No, there was no hope for her. Faith was for people who had hope. But, she remembered this scripture from last Sunday and a tiny light broke out in her heavy chest.  She closed her eyes.

"I know the thoughts that I have towards you. They are good thoughts..."

"I can't do this anymore, God." She said resignedly. "I'm drained. I can't move on."
You can do all things through me...
She sat up then. The scriptures that were coursing through her spirit were not coincidental. God was trying to say something.

Have Faith in God. Don't let your heart be troubled...

"Why is faith difficult?" She asked herself. Where was she going to get her project from? Who was going to replace her mom in her life? Could anybody ever love her the way she loved people?

I know the thoughts I have towards you. They are thoughts of good, not evil, to give you a hope and a future. Can you just hold on to my promise and trust me?
A peace rushed over her. It was as if someone injected her with strength. Her world began to come alive and her heart burst with relief.
The minute hand on the clock moved a bit. Time slowly came back into existence. A tear dropped from her left eye to the bed. Her heart rate picked up...
It wasn't because she knew how to start or even where to start from. It was because though she didn't have anything figured out, she served a God who had all things figured out and he had great plans for her. She would start from anywhere, demonstrate her faith and stand back to see God in action in her life.

She jumped from her bed and sank to her knees to pray. "I'm sorry for being so faithless, God. My eyes were on the storm instead of on you. Thank you, Jesus for rescuing me before I sank. Thank you because I haven't sunk. Your grace is sufficient. My weakness is your strength. My failures, mistakes and disapointments are all in your divine plan. Thank you because I'm alright. Thank you because everyone is praying for mum and she's going to beat cancer. Thank you for being there for me. You're always there."

Looking in the mirror, minutes later and all dressed up, she stared deep into her eyes.

"How easy was it for you to lose faith in God, Thelma. You have the God of the universe living inside you and you were about to give up. Don't ever do that again. Keep on keeping on, Thelma. Nobody may have your back, but God's got yours. There's power within you."

Be a warrior, not a worrier. God has you covered. You have power to change your situations.🔥💪🔥