So, lately I’ve been inspired to blog this;
“We Wont Always Reside On The Mountain Top”..
The title of this the blog just came to me while I was laying there in bed, just pondering on what has happened lately and I just hope that you take the time to read what it’s all about..
I am living back at Home with my Mom and Sister as you know, preparing for the Launch
(January 2020) & to be specific it would be January 9th or 10th.
I left my job as a Recovery Coach to take on this full time position at a company called “All-Flex”..
At All-Flex, my position is what they call a Router.
As a Router, I handle materials that eventually are put into bigger parts, things such as medical supplies, also prepping circuit material that may go into phones, headphones, tablets, and cool things like rockets and drones.
Periodically, companies we have contracts with will come in and explain exactly what kind of things were made from the material that we’ve made and prepped for them..
The company is great, the people are kind, the work keeps you busy, and to also mention the water there is amazing. Best water in town 🙂
Its such a blessing to be able to work there.
What doesn’t feel so much like a blessing though is when we walk through the Valley.. and that’s what I want to talk about;
shed a little bit of light on..
And if you’ve ever been in a Valley
(Which should be anyone who is reading this)
you know exactly what I mean.
Whether it is;
financial Valleys, family Valleys, personal issues, things like just feeling alone, and or feeling like you’re not doing anything right, like nothing is going the way you expected, whatever the Valley is, know that…
Deeper the valley, greater the view.
God has been encouraging me and inspiring me as I’m walking through whatever this is,
This Valley hasn’t been like one I experienced before..
With this big transition it has brought a lot of doubt, and a lot of fear, it being so bad I just feel crippled Spiritually.
And when my relationship with Jesus is off so is everything else..
I’ve been pushing family, expecting them to see things the way that I do, only realizing that’s doing more harm then love.
I’ve been striving, expecting things to go the way that I had envisioned them and all I get in return is doubt, fear, and disappointment..
This fear has crept into my workplace, my social life and other areas…
FEAR IS A FAITH KILLER!!
As well as doubt…
I’ve been letting thoughts run rampant, wild, but as were told by Paul we ought to take EVERY thought captive INTO THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST..
But, as we continue walking with God and putting our trust in Him and not in the things of the World, we know that we have One great decision and its the greatest decision we will EVER make, And that is,
Have Faith.
Having faith isn’t being passive. nor is it striving and relying in and on your own strength.
In the book of wisdom, the book of Proverbs 3:5 & 6 it says to
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”
And in regards to “All of your heart” in verse 3,
I’m reminded instantly of Jeremiah 29:13 when the Prophet Jeremiah writes this amazing letter from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders and priests and other prophets who had been carried away and exiled to Babylon.
He had prophesied to these people, and in just a few words this hit me like a ton of bricks.
It has truly changed the way that I seek God….
He says;
“And you will seek Me and find Me,
when you search Me with all your heart.“
Regardless of circumstances.
Regardless of Spiritual Warfare or Natural Altercations.
We have One Hope, One Faith, and that is in Jesus..
No matter what, we do not stop seeking Jesus.
Don’t lose Hope because it is literally all that we have, Jesus is all that I have.
There is one thing i strongly do not doubt
And that is this, that these things and all this pressure that are coming are happening because we are getting closer to our launch date..
Whether it being from God as to prepare, or from other things to hinder;
My teammates are experiencing a lot of the similar things,
Matter of fact one teammate lost her job because of notifying her employer about the Trip…
So please and I mean it PLEASE PRAY for not only me but them as well…
Pray a covering over us and please be faithful and consistent to it..
You can find their names on the Worldrace website
www.worldrace.org click on #Route1 to view the squad.
Lastly, When you serve God you realize that greater the impact the Lord allows you to have,
Greater the molding and raising up He’ll do.
Some times it is warfare, but WE KNOW that God works ALL THINGS FOR GOOD for those who are called according to His purpose.
And all of us who follow Christ and know Him, are called according to His purpose..
Do not lose Hope.
Do not lose sight of Jesus. as I write to you I write to myself as well..
What he’s done is a miracle, what he’s doing is a mystery and what he will do, will exceed our expectation.
Though the valley is somewhere we don’t want to be or desire to be, the valley is necessary.
it produces in us this patience, and also this dependence on God that no one and nothing will ever be.
We cant afford to depend on the things of the world when the world needs God.
So please pray for me and my team..
Sincerely,
Benito Figueroa
