...'and then the light tripped off, I was in total darkness but that didn't move me as I simply put on the torch on my smartphone, with my legs crossed comfortably, and continued browsing with the song "I am not moved by what I see, Hallelujah" playing fainting in my head. This was not because I wanted to post "Chilling in darkness" as my Facebook status but simply because I was confident that the inverter would be switched on within seconds and there would be light...' As Christians, this is what God expects from us.
He expects that when we are faced with terrible setbacks, dipped in full financial debts, experiencing the pain of a heartbreak, wrapped in the blanket of confusion and indecisions, rolled up in so much darkness that we can't see the light at the end of the tunnel or we are blinded by the numerous lies of the enemy, our adversary, Satan, that we forget that after the night comes the morning, a bright one at that, filled with sunshine or we have been deceived that we are not up to what God says we are and everything seems bleak...dull...lifeless...DEAD!
We are not to give up on HOPE, we are not to allow fate determine our FAITH, we are not to allow hate consume even the tiniest bit of LOVE installed in us... Infact, through His word, He expects that we should know "KJV:Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.*2 Timothy 2:5" the truth in his word which says "We are not allowed to give up, we are not allowed to give in and we are definitely not allowed to opt out because we are soldiers, ambassadors, leaders, helpers in Christ, We are the BODY of Christ, there is no Christ without You as there is no HEAD without a BODY".
So, God expects you to know your worth so that when the Devil brings up his old tricks of darkness, you are so Confident in Christ because you know that after the darkness comes the light, after the gloomy night comes the bright shining morning filled with light, joy and peace... It may not always be rosy but the Lord, Jesus has told us that he would always be with us through it. "NLT:When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you."Isaiah 43:2 So, in that darkness, no matter how long it lasts, you are not alone...Jesus is right there with you!
P.S: The light came back in seconds and I continued charging my phone :)