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listened with keen interest as the young gentleman told my prayer group that he was seriously considering relocation. He was tired of the heavy burdens. He was tired of all the pressure. He'd had enough of things not just working out and a friend's invitation to escape from it all and move to London sounded like a great idea.

If only he knew that there were thousands under stress and in depression living in London. If only he knew that there were thousands of homeless in London. If only he realized that there was unemployment in London too. If only he could see that London was not the answer. There are many going through a rough patch. Businesses are not working, money is tight, relationships are falling apart and if you come from my part of the world, the price of fuel has increased again and that has very serious implications.

I hear people say, "but this was supposed to be a great year, this was supposed to be a year of many, many miracles. Where are the miracles? Where are the unusual blessings? Where are the uncommon favors?"  And to them I say that the time for the Lord to bless you has come. If only you would hold on. If only you would persevere.

In Genesis 26 we were told that there was famine in the land. There was hardship and things were just not working out and Isaac's inclination was to give up or as they say in Nigeria check out. But notice that the Lord forbade him to leave and instead he sowed in the land in which there was famine and that same year, he reaped a hundred fold.

Dear one, what is that area of your life that you're having difficulty with? I believe God is asking someone to sow even more love and attention into that very difficult relationship. He's saying to that business person, give it more time and energy. He's saying to some you've come too far to give up now. You see God can only bless you only if you are in the place He has purposed for you to be blessed. Sometimes that place may be uncomfortable but remember that the God that we serve is not a man that He should lie neither is He the son of man that He should repent. If God has spoken concerning you, IT SHALL COME TO PASS! This is the time to sow. Increase your giving, increase your diligence, step up on your prayer life. Increase the time that you spend in the Word. Do not leave the land. Sow my friend sow. "For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry." Habakkuk 2:3

May 2004.