“It is well.” – The
Shunammite Woman
( 2 kings 4:26)
Elisha promised the Shunammite Woman that she would have a son, and she did. But some years later the young boy died. The Shunammite Woman did not weep or lament. Instead, she requested a donkey and a servant from her husband so she could go to Elisha.
When her husband asked what she was doing, she said, “it will be well.”
When Elisha saw her coming from atop Mount Carmel and sent his servant to ask if everything was well with the Shunammite Woman’s family, her response was similar.
“ it is well.” Even in the face of death and loss, she clung to the promise God had fulfilled when she gave birth to a son. In her 🄵🄰🄸🅃🄷 she declared, “All is well.” Indeed, all was well; Elisha rose her son from the death.
When 𝘆𝗼𝘂 have 🄵🄰🄸🅃🄷 in God, you don’t have to worry about anything. You just know it’s all in His hands.
Hebrew 11:6
“And without 🄵🄰🄸🅃🄷 it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is the rewarder of those who seek Him.”
“ Now Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)
It can be difficult to maintain faith during hard times when everything in your life seems to be unnecessarily challenging or just plain awful. But these bad times are when faith is most important. It can be a life raft in the storm.
Faith can always be restored. The Bible is a great place to fill your faith reserves. there’s a reason they call it the “Good Book”—it’s great for getting us out of our bad spots and into better frames of mind.
HOW TO DEVELOP A GROWING FAITH? 1. Hunger and thirst after righteousness. The righteous is a person that is in right standing with God. The righteous is a believer in Christ. The righteous person is solid and deeply planted in the Word of God. The righteous person is not a compromiser. A righteous person do not harbour secret sin because God hates it. 2 Timothy 2:19-21. Sin is like a quicksand. The righteous person is set apart for God. A righteous person is one who obey God fully. The righteous person is of great faith. Habakkuk 2:4. A righteous person trust God, no matter how hopeless a situation looks like. The best decision you can make today is to ask Jesus to become the Lord and Saviour of your life. Mathew 11:28. Come to Him with your troubles. Christ Himself has become our righteousness! The righteousness of Jesus is by faith imparted to us and sanctifies us, making us righteous, and we can now come to God at any time because Christ lives forever. “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.” Romans 4:7. It shall be well with the righteous because their sins are taken away and forgiven. 2. Walk by faith and not by sight. Hebrews 10:35. In times of trouble, the devil is a convincing preacher. If you listen to him, your faith will come under attack. Faith is living in a thankful way even before we see the promises. When you’re always giving thanks to God, your faith grows. The Bible says, “We walk by faith and not by sight.” But once you allow what you are thinking, feeling or seeing physically to affect you, your faith suffers. So look beyond the facts; your situation is not final. Your difficulty may not be encouraging but still have faith in God. Faith does not make negative declaration! That’s why you must speak good things regardless of the prevailing situations. Despite the death of her only child, the Shunammite woman was still hopeful; she expressed her faith in God by declaring hope in the face of hopelessness. Faith is continually hopeful. Faith persevere; it does not stop believing in God. Faith does not entertain wrong thoughts. It does not give up! Faith must be resistant to discouragement and fear. Faith must be rooted in the Word of God. Grow your faith. Avoid sin; don’t let it quenched your faith. 3. Cast out fear. Fear is a spirit. 2 Timothy 1:7. It thrives in the ignorance of God’s love. Fear is an attack to steal your peace and joy. You must overcome every kind of fear in your life. Fear activates the enemy; faith activates God. Focus on God and not your problems. Trust in God’s timing. Believe God irrespective of your situations. Pray against the spirit of fear. Learn to obey God one step at a time. God has blessings for you; conquer your fears. 4. Don’t stop praying. The Bible says, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” 1 Peter 5:7. What is your challenge? What is it that is giving you sleepless nights? Are you seeking the face of God in prayer concerning it? Jude 20. Prayer is one of the ways we show our total dependence on God and the Word. It is the expression of our lack. Prayer is asking for help. It is in the place of prayer that we recognize and confirm our needs to God. God answers prayer; but He doesn’t always answer “yes.” to every request or demand. Sometimes, God says “no” or “wait.” To wait is to trust that God is at work in you. Pray today; with God, all things are possible. “The prayer of a righteous person is effective and powerful.” James 5:16. 4. Watch your tongue and keep your heart pure. Proverbs 18:21 says “death and life are in the power of the tongue.” Proverbs 6:2 says “your mouth can become a snare unto you.” Also in Mark 11:23-24, Jesus says, “if you believe and you doubt not, you will say to the mountain, be thou remove, be thou cast into the sea and it shall be so, he said whatever you say when you pray, believe that you will receive and you shall have it.” No matter what you may be going through today, learn to declare that it is well. Say this loud and clear: it is well with me and family, in the name of Jesus. 5. Don’t stop following. 2 Kings 4:30 tells us that when she reached prophet Elisha, the Shunammite woman said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” Will you leave God because of your trials? Your prayers may not all be answered or your desires granted, but keep following. Following Jesus is to be like Him. Its to be focused on God; you don’t look back, turn around, or quit. Following Jesus is seeking His Kingdom and righteousness. Following Jesus is trusting that better things are on the way, even in the darkest nights. Psalm 30:5. 6. Read and meditate on the Bible. Feed and meditate on the Bible. Psalm 119:29; Isaiah 55:10-11. Romans 10:17 reminds us that “faith comes from hearing, and hearing from the Word of God” God builds our faith as we spend time in the Word. Feed on the Word by reading and learning what’s written. Meditating is spending time pondering on the Word and then applying it to your situation. You can’t have faith in the Scriptures if you don’t know what it says. The Scripture is tested and proven, those who rest upon it daily cannot be troubled. Be addicted to the Word. 7. Be grateful and praise God always. Its quite easy to give thanks and engage in spirit-filled praises to God when things are going well. But the true test of our faithfulness is whether we can still find the strength to praise Him in hopeless and difficult situations. Thanksgiving is appreciating God in anticipation of what He’s yet to do. Many wait until the answer has manifested before they give thanks. But Lazarus was still in the grave when Jesus gave thanks. John 11:41. Thanking God pleases the Father. Every time we give thanks to God our faith increases. Praise opened the prison doors for Paul and Silas. Acts 16:22-27. It is a powerful force that causes one to stand strong in faith even when circumstances are hopeless. When you’re declaring the goodness of the Lord its hard to be negative. Praise brought down the walls of Jericho. As you praise and give thanks to God, you’ll be empowered to move forward in victory. As you give thanks or praise to God, He will give you peace in the midst of the storms. “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.” Isaiah 43:2. The fire here represents overwhelming circumstances that we might find ourselves in. It symbolizes affliction, hardship, trouble, adversity, distress, and trials. The reason the fire does not burn the righteous is because God is with them. Yes, we’ll face difficulties but we’re not alone! God is with us in whatever we might face. You may be experiencing hardship in your neighbourhood, home, business, ministry and career, but its for a season. You may be in a raging storm affecting your health, but its temporary! It shall pass! Your struggle will not last forever. Every problem has an expiry day; your pain is not permanent. What God began in you He’ll finish. Philippians 1:6. There is nothing too hard for God. If He said it, He’ll do it. If He began it, He’ll be faithful to complete it. It may take some days, weeks, months or years, but He’s faithful to do it. Psalm 30:5. Hold on; don’t give up! That trial may be big in your eyes, but its a small thing before God. Stand firm! Your breakthroughs may seem unlikely, but God will do it. Stand strong and see the fulfillment of the promises He has in store for you! Stay hopeful. Every glorious prophecy declared about you shall come to pass, in the mighty name of Jesus. Keep living upright, keep praying, keep believing, and keep confessing the Word.
WOMEN RENEWED 