I feel like sharing a testimony. Y’all ready?

Earlier today brother @kirkfranklin’s song “Lookin Out For Me” was in my spirit. So I played it on repeat and am still currently listening and singing to it. Anyway, God then brought a moment He came through for me.

I had lost my job a couple of years ago. I’m not going to get into why I did, but I will tell you that I had spoke out about some things and things went left from there.

Times got really hard. I had bills to pay and I was trying to be obedient to the things God told me to do. It was hard to focus at times, but I tried. That’s when ICMag was running and everything. The time came where I couldn’t afford to be paying for extra things so it had to go

I kept praying and applying for jobs and... nothing. Rejection after rejection. It was getting to be super discouraging and things got to be super dire as my unemployment was starting to run out. Still, I did my best to be their for people and pour into others.

There were a few people that new my situation and helped out without me even asking. As a man, I was too proud to ask for help. I was going to figure this out on my own.

Then my sister wanted to take a family trip to LA. We always wanted to go, but I was like I don’t have any money. What I do have has to go to my bills and stuff. She was like, “no you’re going. I already talked to mom and auntie and they said you need to go.”

“Besides that, I really feel in my heart that God wants you to go.”

I knew there wasn’t any arguing with her. They were determined to make me go and they were going to pay for it. So we went.

I remember sitting in the hotel room praying on the day before we left. I was telling God how worried I was because this was the last week of my unemployment and I don’t know what I’m going to do after this. My phone was going to get cut off and everything.

Next thing I know I get two job offers! Two jobs called me back to back wanting interviews and offering a job I didn’t apply for that was better. I was floored and dang neared cried.

It was in that moment, when everything seemed hopeless, when the brook was drying up that God showed up for me like He always does. That song brought back that memory and a flood of others. So why am I sharing this?

I am sharing this because I wanted to encourage you to keep hoping. Will God show up at the end just like He has done for me? It is very possible, but no matter what keep having hope. God is faithful and will meet the needs of His children. What is required of us is trust.

Times are hard. I have had my fair share and still do and it is because of that familiarity with suffering and experiencing the goodness of God coming through is why I am motivated to help others even more and give back.

I wish I could give more and I know that I will be able to do that one day, but for now I will give back and encourage others to do that same.

Jesus has always looked out for me and He will look out for you too.