I sat lost in thought for a while, then eased my chair back, letting comfort settle around me.
This was the missing piece I had overlooked!
The chance that what seemed unpleasant could actually be a miracle wearing a clever disguise.
That failure itself was a hidden gift, waiting to be discovered.
The letter arrived just like all the others, but this time, what it held inside was unlike anything before.
Every word spelt out rejection, leaving no room for doubt.
No! Not wanted. Not good enough. Not for you.
The words I feared most stared me down, swirling triumphantly as if they had claimed victory over me.
I admit, those sentences left me frozen, their message of failure echoing loudly in my mind.
“Where are you, dear Lord?”
How could the words I least expected arrive at my door like any ordinary package, yet inside, everything had changed?
It is enough to say that when life plunges us into deep troubles,
it becomes nearly impossible to imagine any good emerging from them.
In the very place where I tasted failure, though the wait stretched on for months, victory was quietly waiting for me at the end.
It took time for the miracle hidden in that encounter to begin to reveal itself.
Through this experience, the Lord gently humbled me.
I remain deeply grateful for those circumstances, for they became the very tools that shaped and strengthened me.
I have witnessed the Lord transform my places of failure into unexpected gifts.
All I had to do was ‘unwrap them’ and see the blessing inside.
Bible Reading: 1Timothy 1:12-16
Yes, we are His children, and nothing that happens to us misses His notice.
He doesn’t sleep off on duty.
The Lord never goes on a vacation.
That failure, that disappointment, that doctor’s report, that painful situation could be the very gift you have been waiting for.
Yes, it is what you least expect, but it could hold a miracle, an open door, or a new opportunity.
When Job went through his challenges, no one could have known how God would turn his failures around.
But God did!
Within that failure, a miracle is waiting.
Now is the moment to unwrap it!
You can, if you choose to look beyond what you see!
My deepest hope is that this book, no matter how humble or gentle its words, will heal, comfort, help, and bless every reader in Jesus Name. Amen!
By His Great Grace,
Ifeoma Samuel.
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