This morning, I woke up exhausted.
Not the kind of tiredness that disappears after a good night’s sleep. I slept early, yet I still woke up with very little energy. Since May, I’ve been dealing with persistent fatigue, brain fog, poor concentration, and days where even the simplest tasks require so much effort.
I’ve shared before how important it is to listen to your body. What I initially thought was just ordinary tiredness turned out to be something that needed medical attention. I’m taking my medication, following my doctors’ advice, and doing everything I can medically.
But this morning, something struck me.
Why had I started relying only on my medication?
Why had I forgotten the God who has carried me through every difficult season of my life?
As I listened to a worship song this morning ‘Ebezina’, I looked across at a note on my mood board at work that simply says:
“Don’t give up on God.”
It was almost as though God was reminding me of something I already knew.
Whenever I go through something difficult, I usually remember another season when God brought me through something that seemed impossible.
Today, my mind went back to the journey of having my second child.
Years before I got married, while I was still at university, there was one prayer point I never joked about. Whenever prayers for children came up, I would stand up immediately. People probably thought I was already married because of how passionately I prayed.
I would say:
“Lord, whatever struggles exist in this life, let having children never be one of my struggles.”
I prayed that prayer over and over again.
Then years later, after I had my first child, I experienced miscarriage after miscarriage while trying for my second.
The very thing I had prayed about for years was suddenly the very thing being tested.
After my second miscarriage, I remember praying differently.
I reminded God of those years I had stood before Him as a single woman, crying out about this very issue.
I said,
“Lord, this cannot be my story. I didn’t spend years believing You for this only for the enemy to rewrite what You’ve already settled.”
I held onto God with everything I had.
And God turned that situation around.
Remembering that testimony this morning reminded me that the same God who strengthened me then has not changed today.
So yes, I will continue taking my medication.
Yes, I will attend my appointments.
Yes, I will follow medical advice.
Because faith doesn’t mean ignoring wisdom.
God often works through doctors, medicine, knowledge, and the opportunities He places before us.
If God says He will bless the work of your hands, then ask yourself:
What am I doing with my hands?
If you’re praying for better health, what healthy steps are you taking?
If you’re praying for opportunities, are you positioning yourself where opportunities can find you?
Faith isn’t sitting still.
Faith walks.
Faith obeys.
Faith believes while taking the next step.
One of the greatest pieces of advice my dad ever gave me before he passed away was this:
“Whenever you pray, go back to the Bible. Find someone who faced a similar situation. Study how God brought them through it. Hold onto that promise. Pray it. Meditate on it until it becomes your own testimony.”
I’ve carried those words with me ever since.
This morning, instead of speaking weakness over myself, I began declaring God’s promises.
I said:
“It is well with me.
It is well with my soul.
It is well with everything concerning me.
I receive strength from above.
Today I will focus.
Today I will be productive.
Today I receive creative energy.
Everything I have been sent to accomplish today, I will accomplish.
God is strengthening me for every assignment before me.”
Something shifted.
As I spoke those words, I got out of bed.
I started walking around.
I began doing the things I needed to do.
My circumstances hadn’t instantly changed, but my perspective had.
Sometimes that’s where breakthrough begins.
So if you’re reading this today and you’re discouraged…
Don’t give up on God.
Whatever you’re facing, whether it’s your health, your family, your finances, your career, or a dream that feels delayed,keep holding on.
Do the work.
Use every resource God has placed in your hands.
But don’t leave God out of the journey.
Because the same God who brought you through yesterday is still able to strengthen you today.
So here’s your charge today:
Get up.
Stop allowing discouragement to keep you sitting down.
Stand up.
Speak life over yourself.
Trust God.
Take the next step.
And believe that He will give you the strength you need for everything He has called you to do.
Don’t give up on God.
With Love,
Ayo
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