01/23/2026
God sees what is beyond our sight and sometimes allows people and situations to hurt us until we learn to see things from a different perspective. Though it may seem unusual, I am grateful that my heavenly Father allowed Satan to take away everything I once had and worked hard for. The fact is, I used to give my energy, valuable time, and money to individuals who didn't deserve it. And while today I own nothing, I am grateful to my heavenly Father for letting me walk through the fire alone with only Him as my faithful companion, and for the experience of burning alone while those whom I expected to come with baskets of water came with fuel and firewood instead. This experience has shown me the power of relying on my heavenly Father, to pay closer attention to His guidance and my own inner power. Through trials and tribulations, I have built faith that is not achieved in comfort, and I have learned the most valuable life lessons about myself and those around me. It's not for no reason that the protagonist in 'The Alchemist' had to go through the desert with only God as his companion and had to endure many losses before getting to his treasure. If we are presented with a treasure too early, before we are ready, we would simply lose it because we don't yet have the life experience and audacity to care for it.
