TAKING STOCK IN FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV

[18] In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.


We thank the Lord for bringing us to the end of the first half of the year 2021. A whole lot has happened this year. So much uncertainty and insecurity, yet the Lord has been gracious to us. If you have lost one thing, God is the reason for not losing everything. Some times we cry we have no shoes, while there are people without feet. If we can not think, we can not thank God . People of God we have reasons to be glad irrespective of what we are faced with. This month may come to an end, the first half of the year may come to an end, the word the Lord has given you has no end. It doesn’t expire. God is never late. God has given you life because He is not done with you. He still has a plan for you. Look at the things that God has done for you in this first half. Count your blessings one by one and come to Him with a heart of thanksgiving, knowing if He did those ones, He will do much more. As we end this first half with thanksgiving and enter the second half with thanksgiving, there will be great visitations and pleasant surprises in Jesus name. The glory of the second half will be greater than the first. Don’t be weary and don’t give up. Lay aside every weight and trust God for that desire. He will come through. He will not fail or disappoint you. Glorious things shall be spoken concerning you in the second half of this year. You will testify in Jesus name.

Shalom

Folake Olukoyede 

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