{"id":13789,"date":"2018-12-12T09:51:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T09:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=13789"},"modified":"2018-12-12T09:51:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T09:51:48","slug":"christians-only-material-if-all-is-well-why-am-i-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=13789","title":{"rendered":"Christians’ Only Material: If all is well, why am I like this?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tope Banso<\/strong>
\n\u201cBut the children struggled together within her; and she said, \u2018If all is well, why am I like this?\u2019\u201d (Genesis 25:22 New King James Version)
\nBoth Christians and non-Christians nowadays say, \u201cIt is well.\u201d \u201cIt is well\u201d means different things to different people. Some say it to express their faith in God that He is in control even when things may seem to be out of control. Some others make this statement because they don\u2019t know what to say!
\nSometimes, when people are going through trials or difficult times, and you tell them in faith, \u201cIt is well,\u201d it takes faith for them to say \u201cAmen.\u201d The natural reaction is to doubt, if, in reality, it is well. How can it be well when someone has been trusting God for one thing or the other for so long?
\nIn Genesis 25, Rebekah had been barren for years. After Isaac, the husband, had cried to the LORD, his wife became pregnant. Soon, what was supposed to bring joy, became a source of pain.
\nGenesis 25:22 says, \u201cBut the children struggled together within her; and she said, \u2018If all is well, why am I like this?\u2019\u201d (New King James Version) She was complaining because of the discomfort. She wasn\u2019t enjoying the pregnancy at all.
\nShe said, \u201cIf this is the way it\u2019s going to be, why go on living\u201d (verse 22 The Message). Was she thinking of death? You won\u2019t die with that pregnancy or vision, in Jesus\u2019 name.
\nThank God, Rebekah enquired of the LORD why, though all was supposed to be well, all didn\u2019t appear to be well. He told her that two nations were in her womb; one nation would be stronger than the other, and the older would serve the younger.
\nRebekah wanted a baby, but God gave her two nations! That was the reason for the struggle in her womb. There was no reason to give up living. All was still well when it seemed all wasn\u2019t well. Rebekah gave birth to twins 20 years after marriage (Genesis 25:20, 26).
\nThere\u2019s a great destiny you\u2019re carrying, a great destiny you must give birth to. The \u2018pregnancy\u2019 may cause you some pain, and even the delivery may not be enjoyable, but in the end, it shall be well. Therefore, avoid negative or evil speaking. Don’t say what God has not said.
\nIn 2 Kings 4:25-27, the Shunnamite woman said it was well despite the fact that the devil had killed her only child! She believed a miracle was still possible \u2013 for with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26).
\nThis woman\u2019s faith in God, and in the ministry of the man of God, Elisha, made her son to be restored to life. Indeed, all was well, as she had confessed. Align your words with the Word of God, not with your negative circumstances. Let God be true, and let every contrary circumstance be a liar!
\nDon\u2019t let the devil change your faith confession. Mark 11:23 says if you believe that those things you say will be done, you\u2019ll have whatever you say. Never doubt that all is well, even if it doesn\u2019t seem so. May the LORD grant your heart desires this season. All shall be well.
\nPRAYER POINT<\/strong>: Father, I believe it is well, even if it doesn\u2019t seem so. All shall be well in Jesus\u2019 name.
\nThis is wisdom for living, and it\u2019s worth sharing. Please share.
\n(For more inspiring messages, visit: www.cedarministry.org).
\n\u25aaPastor Banso, an Abuja-based minister, can be reached\u00a0Cedar Ministry International, Abuja, Nigeria cedarministryintl@yahoo.com, cedarministryng@gmail.com <\/strong>
\nTel No: +2348155744752, +2348033113523 <\/strong>
\nWhatsApp No: +2349081295947<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tope Banso \u201cBut the children struggled together within her; and she said, \u2018If all is well, why am I like this?\u2019\u201d (Genesis 25:22 New King James Version) Both Christians and non-Christians nowadays say, \u201cIt is well.\u201d \u201cIt is well\u201d means different things to different people. Some say it to express their faith in God […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":13790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}