Marriage has made me more domestic. I have learned to enjoy painting, doing yard work and all the sorts. One thing that my husband and I love to do is watch HGTV. HGTV is my go to network from Love It or List It, to House Hunters. A show I recently start watching is Property Brothers. Property Brothers is about two twin brothers who show couples how a house that’s in disarray can become their dream home. Once the couple chose a house, the property brothers will show them in 3D all the changes that will make the house perfect for them. At first, the couple is excited and ready to go. As time passes, the couples become impatient and begin to doubt that the property brothers can deliver what they promised. This concept always perplexes me because I can’t understand why they wouldn’t have faith in the property brothers to deliver. They saw the sketches; these guys do this for a living, and they have to be able to do something right because they have a show on HGTV! But forgetting all those things, the couples sometimes lose faith. At the end, it always works out, and the couples are in awe or shock at the work they did.

The concept of property brothers reminded me a lot of the relationship we have with Christ. At the beginning, we are ready to go. We pray, read the bible, and do all the things that a good Christians should do. God lays out the plans he has for our lives and promises us through prayer and seeking his word different things such as prosperity, excellent health, a spouse, and others. However, on our journey, we lose faith and begin to doubt the promise that he made to us. But why do we doubt him? The God that created heavens, and the earth, the God that promises Abraham and Isaac a child and delivered on that promised even when Sarah and Abraham thought it would not happen. The God that you saw pay your bills when you didn’t know how it would be paid. That God! Why do we doubt God? We must become people that are steadfast on the promises of God. We must not let time, and circumstances make us forget what he already promised. God is so faithful that no matter our mistakes or circumstances he still comes through because his word will not go void. Sisters, I challenge you today to trust God, stand on his word and believe in his promise. God is big enough to do what he said he would do, so don’t give up on God because he hasn’t given up on you.

Believing his promise,

Felicia Smith