Believe

If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

~Esther 4:14 NLT

Have you ever hoped for something that feels impossible or unrealistic to obtain? Do you have any gifts or talents that you would like to share with the world? What thoughts or conversations fill you with excitement and energy? What are you passionate about? Does fear rise up when this is threatened?

We all have many gifts and talents that make us unique. God has given us favor, in specific areas, to make a positive impact and to stand out. In these areas, God’s favor has equipped us and made us stronger than others; but what do you do in moments of fear?

I have learned that when you don’t believe in who you are or what you carry, you give up your right to experience the promises of God. God will raise others up to do his work, so it is important to remember he chose you. When you cling to human wisdom more than God’s, your hopes and dreams will die and you place everyone who God has attached to your destiny at risk. Please know that you were made for this important time. You were purposed to be exactly who God intended. There is power in your purpose. Your hopes and dreams are real. That gift or talent, which you labeled as “a hobby”, is what God will use to open doors that no one can shut. Believing in yourself and that you are special to God makes all the difference.

Esther 4:14 is a clarion call to BE great as an action. Whoever you aspire to be, God wants more than simply believing that you can be that person. He wants you to realize that you already are. Believing comes by faith, and faith put into action will place you in the glory and favor of God. Who knows all the things God has in store for you? Are you not excited to find out?

I encourage you that you will do great things. Let this scripture remind you that you are a queen, and everything that God has placed on the inside of you has been made for this moment. Set your mind on things above and never on what you can see. Keep the faith and believe.

SYT Contributor: Asetta Ramsey, Author